Mellings Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Mellings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2281:244,37719,942
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Australia271:999,84158,390
Wales221:140,66110,115
Chile181:978,69319,774
Malta41:107,5681,849
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
Wales241:65,3513,160
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mellings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mellings occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellings? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 821,713th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Mellings live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Mellings is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 244,377. In England it is mostly found in: Shropshire, where 38 percent are found, West Midlands, where 9 percent are found and Herefordshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Mellings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mellings has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mellings surname grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mellings Last Name Statistics demography

Mellings earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $45,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melling936,701/
Millings88517/
Moelling88103/
Muelling8891/
Mellling888/
Meelling883/
Mellengs881/
Mehlling880/
Muillings821/
Moehlling821/
Milling803,400/
Mellink80470/
Mülling80333/
Mölling80206/
Melleng8061/
Megling8021/
Mling77303/
Melng771/
Mllng771/
Milliong7511/
Millingh750/
M'Ling714/
Måling714/
Mhling714/
Mehlng711/
Mögling67193/
Migling6716/
Milläng675/
Mølleng674/
Müllingová673/
Műllingová673/
Milleng672/
Mellinkova671/
Mlng671/
Mellenk671/
Millngk670/

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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 Mellings
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