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 surname Melier is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mélier. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melier? popularity and diffusion
Melier is the 1,765,740th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Melier occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Melier reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Melier is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 40 people.
The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 670,937. In France Melier is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 65 percent live, Occitanie, where 25 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 3 percent live. Other than France this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent live and Cuba, where 2 percent live.
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 declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Melier last name is chiefly 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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