Meliton Surname
Approximately 4,857 people bear this surname
Meliton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2,203 | 1:56,344 | 2,762 |
| Philippines | 1,585 | 1:63,873 | 10,858 |
| Peru | 478 | 1:66,494 | 5,040 |
| Spain | 243 | 1:192,395 | 13,326 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| Argentina | 79 | 1:541,056 | 39,330 |
| Uruguay | 66 | 1:51,996 | 5,760 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Melitón (9) & Melitòn (2) are calculated separately.
Meliton (40,070) may also be a first name.
Meliton Demographics
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Meliton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meliton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meliton (Arabic: ميليتون, Georgian: მელიტონ) is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Melitón or Melitòn. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meliton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 97,684th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,500,421 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Meliton live; 48 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Hispano-North America. Meliton is also the 22,153rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 40,070 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,203 people, or 1 in 56,344. In Mexico Meliton is most frequent in: México, where 57 percent are found, Guerrero, where 11 percent are found and Mexico City, where 7 percent are found. Beside Mexico Meliton exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and Peru, where 10 percent are found.
Meliton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meliton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,383 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meliton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Meliton surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.
The amount Meliton earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 20.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,325 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.69% less than the national average, earning $19,140,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 22.12% less than the national average, earning $33,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $52,644 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melitón | 95 | 9 | / |
| Melitòn | 95 | 2 | / |
| Meliston | 93 | 431 | / |
| Melitong | 93 | 9 | / |
| Melitone | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maliton | 86 | 1,194 | / |
| Militon | 86 | 408 | / |
| Meleton | 86 | 146 | / |
| Melitão | 86 | 33 | / |
| Moliton | 86 | 29 | / |
| Melitan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Melitom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Myliton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melitonova | 82 | 3 | / |
| Meletong | 80 | 51 | / |
| Malliton | 80 | 17 | / |
| Malithon | 80 | 14 | / |
| Militone | 80 | 5 | / |
| Meleston | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meletoun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Militong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miliston | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malieton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mehleton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Molliton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mettleton | 75 | 16 | / |
| Malithonh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Militão | 71 | 2,806 | / |
| Militan | 71 | 205 | / |
| Maleton | 71 | 189 | / |
| Malitan | 71 | 70 | / |
| Moleton | 71 | 33 | / |
| Militonova | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mileton | 71 | 7 | / |
| Militun | 71 | 6 | / |
| Molitan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Meletom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meletan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melitam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Militom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molleton | 67 | 262 | / |
| Malleton | 67 | 114 | / |
| Militant | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mitleton | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mollitan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Majleton | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mileston | 67 | 4 | / |
| Militane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myleston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miletone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malitann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malayton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milistan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milithan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molluton | 67 | 0 | / |
Meliton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meliton in the Georgian language | ||
| მელიტონ | meliton | - |
| Meliton in the Arabic language | ||
| ميليتون | mylytwn | - |
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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
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- 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 Meliton
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