Melheim Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Melheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3141:16,3771,994
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Melheim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Melheim Come From? nationality or country of origin

Melheim has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Melheim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melheim is the 698,433rd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Melheim are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 16,377. In Norway Melheim is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 54 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent live and Central Norway, where 7 percent live. Beside Norway Melheim is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.

Melheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melheim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melheim surname increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melheim surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melheim earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning 320,590 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.45% more than the national average, earning $54,564 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meelheim9332/
Mealheim930/
Melhem9238,502/
Melhim92596/
Milheim86265/
Melehem86129/
Malheim8632/
Melihim8631/
Meleyim8615/
Meilhem862/
Melhime861/
Melhiem860/
Melim832,586/
Melem83546/
Mihlheim805/
Mealhime800/
Meslem7715,155/
Milhem771,502/
Mehlem77637/
Milhim77623/
Melaim77510/
Melham77446/
Molhem77199/
Meleme77128/
Meljem7791/
Melgem7742/
Meliam7742/
Malhem7727/
Meelem7714/
Molhim7713/
Meilim7712/
Meljim7711/
Meslim778/
Mealem778/
Meleam778/
Metlem776/
Maelim775/
Melgim774/
Mielem774/
Melime773/
Malhim773/
Melimd772/
Meelim771/
Meulem771/
Moelem771/
Meliem771/
Meilem771/
Mylhem771/
Mealim771/
Meleem771/
Meleum770/
Melhemová757/
Mechellim751/
Melaiem71138/
Melayim71118/
Mealham7137/
Milhiem7130/
Milhaim7114/
Milheme7113/
Moeylim7112/
Meilime7111/
Meeliam719/
Meallem716/
Milehem716/
Mesleme716/
Molehim714/
Milhoem714/
Meelahm714/
Maileim713/
Meleham713/
Mettlem712/
Melhame712/
Meilham712/
Meeleam712/
M'Aelim711/
Malheem711/
Mealeem711/
Mealime711/
Melayem711/
Meliaim711/
Meleyam711/
Mailhem711/
Meuliam711/
Meliyom711/
Meleyäm711/
Melaham711/
Mehelam711/
Milheam711/
Meslime711/
Meeliem711/
Mealiam710/
Mehelem710/
Malim6713,955/
Melam674,413/
Mecellem671,066/
Molim67330/
Milim6785/
Mesellem6760/
Mylim6715/
Melemova6710/
Meheloum677/
Melemová673/
Melém673/
Maelajim671/
Metellem671/
Melayeme671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melheim
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