Melhor Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Melhor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melhor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2641:810,88829,394
Portugal471:221,6658,706
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Melhor (45) may also be a first name.

Melhor Last Name Facts

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

Melhor is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melhor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 832,284th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. The surname Melhor occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Melhor are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Luso-South America. Melhor is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 45 people.

Melhor is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 810,888. In Brazil it is most common in: Bahia, where 67 percent live, São Paulo, where 17 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 4 percent live. Apart from Brazil Melhor occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Melhor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melhor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melhor surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melhor Last Name Statistics demography

Melhor earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melhore928/
Melhort921/
Melhour920/
Melor91389/
Mealor831,156/
Melore83401/
Meylor83351/
Melior83164/
Malhor83102/
Milhor8348/
Melord8331/
Meluor8315/
Melgor8315/
Mielor8312/
Melort839/
Maelor837/
Meilor834/
Meslor832/
Meloir832/
Melhar832/
Melour832/
Metlor831/
Meslore77336/
Melhart77101/
Melleor7733/
Milhore7723/
Meglior7711/
Melahar771/
Meiloor771/
Metlour770/
Mettlor770/
Meliore770/
Meullor770/
Milor731,525/
Malor73433/
Melar73370/
Molor73317/
Mylor7368/
Melár7313/
Mehlhart71153/
Meillour7188/
Melhardt7185/
Hmielorz7149/
Mejlhart7114/
Meilharr710/
Meliahar710/
Melgar67107,143/
Milord677,930/
Malhar673,074/
Maylor671,167/
Melare67685/
Mallor67516/
Melard67376/
Melaur67216/
Maloir67206/
Metlar67200/
Meslar6781/
Melart6771/
Milort6763/
Maloor6748/
Mylord6746/
Mollor6738/
Mailor6734/
Milore6732/
Hmelar6730/
Malior6722/
Mehlhardt6718/
Milhar6715/
Hmelár6712/
Milior679/
Mislor677/
Moelar676/
Meliar674/
Melarp674/
Meylar673/
Milour672/
Melyorova672/
Meular672/
Molhar672/
Melaar672/
Milahr672/
Mealar671/
Mylore671/
Metillojr671/
Melarz671/
Meilar671/
Miloor671/
Malohr671/
Malahr671/
Malorr671/
Moluor671/
Mahlor671/
Malyor670/
Mitlor670/
Mehlar670/
Mielar670/

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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 Melhor
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