Melkild Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Melkild Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melkild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1801:28,5683,928
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England21:27,859,030389,889
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Melkild Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melkild is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Melkild click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkild? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melkild is the 1,082,743rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Melkild live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Scandinavia.

Melkild is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 28,568. In Norway Melkild is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 34 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 32 percent live and Northern Norway, where 31 percent live. Apart from Norway it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Melkild Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melkild has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melkild surname expanded 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melkild Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melkild last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melkild earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning 304,058 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $48,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melkiol865/
Melkill860/
Melkl830/
Melchild8017/
Melkel770/
Milkil770/
Melkyol711/
Milkill710/
Melquiel673/
Mlcell624/
Mlchell571/
Milchell5312/
Melchelt534/
Milckell531/
Milcheld531/
Milcl501/

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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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  • 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 Melkild
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