Melhof Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Melhof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melhof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Melhof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melhof is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Melhof.

How Common Is The Last Name Melhof? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Melhof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Melhof are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Melhof is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark Melhof is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent live. Beside Denmark this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Melhof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melhof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melhof last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melhouf92137/
Melhoff9256/
Meulhof9234/
Mehlhof920/
Melof9119/
Mehlhoff86594/
Moelhoff865/
Melhaf83353/
Meilof83175/
Meloff83106/
Meylof8325/
Melofe831/
Milhof830/
Miehlhoff800/
Metlouf77274/
Mehlhaf77117/
Meijlof7747/
Mealhow7744/
Melhaff7742/
Mehloff7711/
Mölhoff777/
Melhoub773/
Mälhoff771/
Mylhoff771/
Melioff771/
Mollhof771/
Melhafe771/
Milhoff771/
Moelhow770/
Malhoff770/
Melov73530/
Melow73187/
Malof73120/
Molof7358/
Melob735/
Melaf733/
Milof732/
Mylof731/
Mehlhaff71822/
Mollhoff7150/
Mijlhoff7119/
Mahlhoff715/
Mehloufe711/
Mesloufe711/
Mehlhafs711/
Maloof672,061/
Melhab67800/
Melova67611/
Metlov67546/
Maloff67456/
Melouw67123/
Mielow6796/
Mijlof6789/
Mehlow6788/
Miloff6773/
Meslow6769/
Melgaf6740/
Moloff6738/
Melyov6733/
Mallof6730/
Mahlof6715/
Majlof6715/
Mielov6711/
Molhov679/
Meylov678/
Melafe677/
Mealow676/
Meilov675/
Metlaf675/
Myloff675/
Mitlof675/
Mollof675/
Milouf674/
Meliov673/
Mehlaf672/
Meslov672/
Malhov672/
Mehlahaff672/
Meelov672/
Maalof671/
Mehieloff671/
Myloft671/
Myslof671/
Molouf671/
Hmelov671/
Malhaf671/
Maylof671/
Melabh671/
Maelaf671/
Milhow670/
Molhow670/

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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
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  • 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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