Melins Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Melins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Melins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melins (Russian: Мэлинс) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melins.

How Common Is The Last Name Melins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Melins occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Melins live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Latvia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 102,502. In Latvia Melins is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 90 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 5 percent live and Latgale, where 5 percent live. Besides Latvia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Melins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melins surname decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melins Last Name Statistics demography

Melins earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mealins9255/
Meulins9214/
Metlins921/
Melions921/
Moelins921/
Melinsz921/
Maelins920/
Molins834,633/
Malins831,815/
Melinz83135/
Melens83113/
Milins837/
Mylins831/
Meallions800/
Mollins77653/
Meulens77151/
Mallins77135/
Mielens77134/
Milinsh7731/
Milions7720/
Meelens7710/
Meilinš778/
Malinsh778/
Miliens777/
Melense774/
Mailins773/
Myslins771/
Mislins771/
Mihlins771/
Mielēns771/
Moliens771/
Mehlens770/
Meylinz770/
Molns731/
Molliens7133/
Melhinch7115/
Muillins716/
Melindje711/
Milinsch711/
Moehlinz711/
Meullens710/
Milens67161/
Molens6777/
Malens6726/
Molíns675/
Molinz674/
Melenz672/
Molyns671/
Mélens671/
Melensova671/
Mylims670/
Maillions670/

Melins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melins in the Russian language
Мэлинсmelins-

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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
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  • 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 Melins
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