View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Melhem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Melhem (Arabic: الملحم) occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melhem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 14,483^rd most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 189,277 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Melhem reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Levant. Melhem is also the 95,607^th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 5,052 people.

This surname is most widespread in Jordan, where it is borne by 9,368 people, or 1 in 944. In Jordan it is mostly found in: Irbid Governorate, where 64 percent are found, Amman Governorate, where 19 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Jordan Melhem exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 23 percent are found and Lebanon, where 18 percent are found.

Melhem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Melhem has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Melhem last name grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melhem Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Shiite (32%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Melhem surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melhem earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.73% more than the national average, earning $52,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $53,147 CAD per year.