Mellen Surname
Approximately 4,893 people bear this surname
Mellen Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Melling (the people of Malla), the name of two places in Lancashire.
Mellen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,488 | 1:103,916 | 11,437 |
| Kenya | 324 | 1:142,531 | 11,485 |
| Germany | 199 | 1:404,550 | 37,233 |
| Canada | 192 | 1:191,904 | 18,895 |
| England | 157 | 1:354,892 | 25,525 |
| Slovakia | 123 | 1:43,386 | 8,178 |
| Spain | 86 | 1:543,628 | 26,445 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,257 | 1:39,951 | 4,696 |
The alternate forms: Mellén (32) are calculated separately.
Mellen (2,385) may also be a first name.
Mellen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Melling (the people of Malla), the name of two places in Lancashire.
Mellen Demographics
Average Male Mellen Height
178.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mellen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mellen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mellen (Russian: Меллен) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as: Mellén. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mellen? popularity and diffusion
Mellen is the 97,071st most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,489,382 people. The last name Mellen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Mellen reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mellen is also the 152,025th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 2,385 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,488 people, or 1 in 103,916. In The United States Mellen is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.
Mellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mellen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mellen last name rose 277 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mellen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Mellen last name are 10.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.92% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mellen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.45% less than the national average, earning R 101,124 per year; in United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $48,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $49,498 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mellen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mellen in the Russian language | ||
| Меллен | mellen | - |
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Mellen Reference & Research
Melton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Melton 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
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- 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 Mellen
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