Meling Surname
Approximately 4,209 people bear this surname
Meling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,217 | 1:4,225 | 382 |
| Malaysia | 819 | 1:36,012 | 2,997 |
| United States | 417 | 1:869,206 | 65,973 |
| Uganda | 350 | 1:111,541 | 10,854 |
| Russia | 275 | 1:524,084 | 47,803 |
| Philippines | 175 | 1:578,504 | 63,940 |
| Indonesia | 174 | 1:760,053 | 58,179 |
| Mexico | 172 | 1:721,664 | 10,995 |
| Germany | 166 | 1:484,973 | 41,888 |
| Cameroon | 143 | 1:145,238 | 16,093 |
| Finland | 67 | 1:82,040 | 8,835 |
| Denmark | 44 | 1:128,289 | 11,616 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Méling (1) are calculated separately.
Meling (948) may also be a first name.
Meling Demographics
Meling Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Meling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meling (Hindi: मेलिंग, Russian: Мелинг) is found most in Norway. It may be rendered as: Méling. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meling? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 110,427th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,731,420 people. Meling is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Meling live; 32 percent live in Northern Europe and 32 percent live in Scandinavia. Meling is also the 262,398th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 948 people.
The last name Meling is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 1,217 people, or 1 in 4,225. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 86 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 10 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Norway this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Meling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meling surname expanded 1,544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Meling last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64% being registered with the political party.
The amount Meling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning 385,680 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.78% more than the national average, earning $87,831 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meling in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलिंग | melinga | - |
| Meling in the Russian language | ||
| Мелинг | meling | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meling
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