Melious Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Melious Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melious Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Melious Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melious occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Melious.

How Common Is The Last Name Melious? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,795,579th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Melious reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Melious is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 3,815,357. In The United States Melious is primarily found in: New York, where 57 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Melious exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Melious Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melious has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melious surname rose 452 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melious Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melious surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Melious earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.43% less than the national average, earning $39,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.62% less than the national average, earning $37,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meliouz8652/
Mylious863/
Milious861/
Meluius861/
Melhiush800/
Meleos7726/
Meléus772/
Meljus771/
Milihouse751/
Melhuiush751/
Milaios7193/
Milijus712/
Miljius711/
Meelihause711/
Miljus62183/
Mileos6248/
Miléus628/
Myléus626/
Mylèus621/
Miljuse571/
Milehaus530/

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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 Melious
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