Melms Surname

389,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Melms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4501:178,90120,943
United States3841:943,90370,502
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Melms Last Name Facts

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

Melms is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melms? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 389,749th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,017,102 people. The surname Melms is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Melms are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Melms is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 178,901. In Germany it is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 26 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany Melms exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Melms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melms last name increased 1,239 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melms last name are 16.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.21% registered to vote for the party.

Melms earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.55% more than the national average, earning $53,740 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melmes915/
Melams913/
Melmms912/
Melmos912/
Melmas911/
Mlms891/
Melamas83153/
Melmies8319/
Mellums8313/
Melemis838/
Melemes835/
Melmous834/
Melloms832/
Melames832/
Melomes832/
Meulems831/
Mellems831/
Melhams831/
Melmiès831/
Melomas830/
Mellams830/
Moelmas830/
Mellims830/
Malms80220/
Molms804/
Milms800/
Melamies77105/
Melaimis7724/
Melhomes779/
Melmsová771/
Meulemas771/
Meliumas771/
Mellamas771/
Mellames771/
Mellamis771/
Meliames771/
Melo Mas771/
Melamasi771/
Malmis731,388/
Malmos73484/
Malmas7379/
Malmus7337/
Malums7320/
Malams738/
Milams736/
Malmås736/
Mlamus735/
Mulmas732/
Maloms731/
Milmis731/
Milums731/
Mulims731/
Molems731/
Mlemis731/
Molmos731/
Mlamse731/
Malims731/
Malmso730/
Mylims730/
Mholms730/
Melemesse7157/
Muelheims717/
Melioumis713/
Meulemaus711/
Meuly-Mas711/
Moelamisi711/
Melmiesse711/
Melamasah711/
Malamas671,471/
Malamso67629/
Melemez67574/
Malamis67572/
Malmusi67501/
Malamos67351/
Mlumiso67236/
Malmsjö67213/
Mallams67196/
Melemiş67174/
Malomis67166/
Malimus67126/
Malimas6793/
Malmasi6771/
Melemşe6747/
Malemis6743/
Molmisa6742/
Mallems6735/
Malmose6735/
Mlimisi6727/
Melamasiya6727/
Malmisa6726/
Mulmisa6723/
Mallums6718/
Malmosi6716/
Malmsjo6714/
Mullims6713/
Molimos6712/
Molimis679/
Malmius679/
Mualims678/
Malmusa678/
Moolmas678/
Mlimoso676/
Malmoos676/
Melamousai676/
Mewilliams675/
Millams674/
Malimis674/
Malmous674/
Ma El Mass674/
M Elmesawy674/
Milomis673/
Malamus673/
Malmsiø673/
Malmsjø673/
Milomas672/
Ml Musa672/
Malumis672/
Mlamiso672/
Malmaes671/
Malmasy671/
Millems671/
Mielemz671/
Mullems671/
Molomis671/
Mlimosa671/
Milemas671/
Millmas671/
Maulmys671/
Mallmas671/
Malimos671/
Maluhms671/
Mialmas671/
Molmass671/
Mulamas671/
Mlmossa671/
Melomze671/
Meloumessa671/
Melumzi671/
Malimsa671/
Mlumisa671/
Melo Maues671/
Milhoms671/
Malhams670/
Millims670/
Mollams670/
Millums670/
Mlemze554/

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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 Melms
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