Melian Surname
Approximately 19,916 people bear this surname
Melian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 7,821 | 1:5,465 | 593 |
| Spain | 7,391 | 1:6,326 | 787 |
| Cuba | 1,249 | 1:9,226 | 826 |
| Venezuela | 759 | 1:39,795 | 2,192 |
| Chile | 628 | 1:28,052 | 1,594 |
| United States | 420 | 1:862,997 | 65,593 |
| Uruguay | 392 | 1:8,754 | 984 |
| Dominican Republic | 324 | 1:32,200 | 1,866 |
| Romania | 274 | 1:73,277 | 8,722 |
| Indonesia | 115 | 1:1,149,993 | 82,063 |
| Ukraine | 90 | 1:505,808 | 57,896 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| Paraguay | 30 | 1:241,225 | 4,203 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Ecuador | 21 | 1:757,421 | 12,901 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Melìan (1) & Mélian (1) are calculated separately.
Melian (1,525) may also be a first name.
Melian Demographics
Average Melian Salary in
United States
$44,466 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melian (Arabic: مليان, Russian: Мелиан) is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Melìan or Mélian. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melian? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 26,975th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 365,914 people. The surname Melian occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Melian live; 49 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 198,717th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,525 people.
The surname is most common in Argentina, where it is borne by 7,821 people, or 1 in 5,465. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 38 percent live, Tucumán Province, where 13 percent live and Santiago del Estero Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Argentina it occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 37 percent live and Cuba, where 6 percent live.
Melian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melian surname expanded 10,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melian Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Melian surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% registered with the political party.
The amount Melian earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.1% less than the national average, earning 273,073 kr per year; in Peru they earn 901.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 194,173 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.94% less than the national average, earning R 171,252 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.63% less than the national average, earning $15,521,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $54,227 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melian in the Russian language | ||
| Мелиан | melian | - |
| Melian in the Arabic language | ||
| مليان | mlyan | - |
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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 Melian
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