Melmer Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Melmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3781:22,5283,541
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Canada581:635,26952,014
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Melmer (99) may also be a first name.

Melmer Last Name Facts

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

Melmer has its highest incidence in Austria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melmer is the 464,720th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Melmer are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 99 people.

This surname is most numerous in Austria, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 22,528. In Austria it is most numerous in: Tyrol, where 74 percent live, Vorarlberg, where 11 percent live and Lower Austria, where 6 percent live. Excluding Austria this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Melmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melmer last name grew 927 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Melmer last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Melmer surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melmer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $38,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.31% more than the national average, earning $50,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellmer92171/
Melmert9230/
Mehlmer9214/
Melmmer921/
Melme9111/
Moellmer8682/
Mehlmert861/
Melmed83279/
Milmer8368/
Mølmer838/
Melmet837/
Melmes835/
Melmir832/
Melmie831/
Melmey831/
Melmre830/
Melmerová8051/
Miellmier8016/
Mlme807/
Muehlmier801/
Miellmeir801/
Möllmer7764/
Müllmer778/
Milmert777/
Millmer774/
Melmire770/
Melmi7331/
Milme7315/
Melma7314/
Millmier7140/
Möllmert719/
Mihlmier710/
Mlmayr6727/
Milmed6717/
Milmet6713/
Meslmi678/
Melmid676/
Melmai673/
Maelmi671/
Melmma671/
Mellmi671/
Milmes671/
Millme671/
Meelma671/

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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 Melmer
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