Melind Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Melind Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Amelin (labor, bright).

Melind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Melind (146) may also be a first name.

Melind Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Amelin (labor, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Melind Last Name Facts

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

Melind (Marathi: िमलीद) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melind? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melind is the 2,808,717th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Melind live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 763,528th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 146 people.

The last name Melind is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Melind is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 37 percent are found, Illinois, where 17 percent are found and North Carolina, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 21 percent are found and Sweden, where 10 percent are found.

Melind Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melind surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Melind earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.51% more than the national average, earning $53,723 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meelind9224/
Mielind922/
Mealind921/
Meilind920/
Melin9121,418/
Meahlind860/
Meling834,209/
Melina834,148/
Meslin833,100/
Metlin831,507/
Mehlin83666/
Melion83580/
Milind83485/
Meulin83278/
Melinn83271/
Mealin83257/
Melinc83205/
Meilin83186/
Melien83167/
Melgin83149/
Melend8341/
Molind8325/
Meylin8323/
Meluin838/
Malind838/
Mielin836/
Melijn834/
Meelin832/
Melhin832/
Hmelin832/
Mejlin832/
Melimd832/
Melinte777,016/
Meilina772,447/
Mealing772,041/
Meiling771,028/
Meulien77220/
Meyling77192/
Meylina77174/
Meislin77112/
Methlin7798/
Metling7779/
Melienė7762/
Mettlin7750/
Meeling7747/
Meallin7743/
Melendz7738/
Mailind7716/
Mesling7714/
Meilien779/
Meslink775/
Melintz774/
Mealion774/
Mealina772/
Maylind771/
Maelend771/
Mealint771/
Milindh771/
Melyuin771/
Melinne771/
M'Melin771/
Majlind771/
Meillin771/
Metlink771/
Meiglin771/
Melingh770/
Milin735,248/
Melim732,586/
Melen732,277/
Mylin73413/
Melén73284/
Mélin73102/
Melyn7390/
Melín7341/
Mălin7312/
Melhn737/
Malnd732/
Meiln731/
Mlend731/
Methling71461/
Mettling71445/
Meijlink71258/
Meehling71181/
Meisling71116/
Meilienė7189/
Meijling7154/
Meillien7145/
Melinova7144/
Meitling7124/
Melingue7120/
Mealling7119/
Meytlend713/
Maitlind712/
Mecellin712/
Metellin712/
Meelinth711/
Mehhling711/
Measling711/
Mielienė711/
Melinová711/
Meillion711/
Milion6719,246/
Milien6714,296/
Milina672,049/
Maylin671,503/
Meulen671,252/
Melhim67596/
Mislin67491/
Meleng67450/
Miling67380/
Mehlen67370/
Mitlin67296/
Meloen67293/
Mailin67226/
Myslin67191/
Meleen67189/
Miolin67134/
Meelen67130/
Melyon67119/
Meilen67115/
Mielen6793/
Melyna6789/
Melhen6776/
Michellin6771/
Metlen6751/
Meleun6747/
Majlin6743/
Mäling6741/
Milhin6738/
Mylina6730/
Mehlyn6723/
Milend6721/
Mihlin6720/
Mijlin6717/
Milink6715/
Muilin6714/
Meilim6712/
Meslim678/
Melent677/
Myling675/
Melåen675/
Molend674/
Molint674/
Milinc674/
Mylien673/
Milinn673/
Moylin673/
Milimn673/
Milimd673/
Milint673/
Moilin673/
Melynn672/
Mealen672/
Meilyn672/
Meiglienė672/
Meläng672/
Malend671/
Meelim671/
Meilng671/
Melendova671/
Mylint671/
Meylen671/
Melehn671/
Mechellin671/
Maílin671/
Meslen671/
Mylion671/
Méling671/
Mmilin671/
Mealim671/
Myolin671/
Melyng671/
Meyllinne671/
Meilne670/
Miluin670/
Meluun670/

Melind Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melind in the Marathi language
िमलीदimalida66.67
िमलींदimalinda33.33

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