Melier Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Melier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 99 | 1:670,937 | 86,003 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Mélier (1) are calculated separately.
Melier (40) may also be a first name.
Melier Demographics
Melier Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Melier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melier occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Mélier. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melier? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,765,740th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Melier are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Melier is also the 1,614,485th most common first name globally. It is borne by 40 people.
The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 670,937. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 65 percent reside, Occitanie, where 25 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 3 percent reside. Apart from France it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Cuba, where 2 percent reside.
Melier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melier surname contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Melier last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Melier
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