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Where Does The Last Name Melisse Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Melisse is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mélisse. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melisse? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 446,740^th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name Melisse is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Melisse live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 29 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 264,385^th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 935 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 225,928. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Guadeloupe, where 30 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 27 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 20 percent reside. Excluding France this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 28 percent reside and Mauritius, where 21 percent reside.

Melisse Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Melisse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melisse surname expanded 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melisse Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Melisse surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Melisse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 48.25% more than the national average, earning €44,518 per year and in United States they earn 8.43% less than the national average, earning $39,513 USD per year.