Melhof Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Melhof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Melhof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melhof Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melhof is found most frequently in Denmark. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melhof? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Melhof reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequent in Denmark, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Denmark this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Melhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Melhof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melhof surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Melhof
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