Mellanby Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mellanby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellanby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:599,11935,891
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592

Mellanby Last Name Facts

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

Mellanby occurs most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellanby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Mellanby are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 599,119. In England Mellanby is most frequent in: Durham, where 42 percent are found, Kent, where 10 percent are found and Somerset, where 10 percent are found. Besides England Mellanby occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Mellanby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mellanby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mellanby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mellanby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning R 249,816 per year and in Canada they earn 16.8% more than the national average, earning $58,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellonby8820/
Mellamby881/
Mellambi755/
Mlanway6723/
Mhlanbe671/
Mlamba572,919/
Mlambi57806/
Mlambe57347/
Mlanwe5734/
Mlanve571/
Millanvois5649/
Mhlambi534,678/
Mhlambe53418/
Mhlamba5333/
Mlamboi532/
Mmlambe531/
Mlounba531/
Mlamboa531/
Mlanhoue508/
Mhlambhi505/
Millombe501/
Mlanguhi501/
Mlambouj501/

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Mellanby Reference & Research

Mellanby One-name Study - A profile of the Mellanby surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Family History, Name Origin, Database & Link to One-name-study - Personal family history, discussion of name origins, database and links to one-name-study. Sources include parish records, civil registers, census, wills, property records and more.

Mellanby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Mellanby
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis