Meljan Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Meljan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 31 | 1:316,654 | 23,519 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Melján (12) are calculated separately.
Meljan (130) may also be a first name.
Meljan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meljan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meljan is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Melján. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meljan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Meljan are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 814,623rd most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 130 people.
It is most widespread in Hungary, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 316,654. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Pest County, where 97 percent are found and Budapest, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Hungary this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 19 percent are found and Norway, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Meljan
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