Melnev Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Melnev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melnev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111

Melnev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melnev (Russian: Мельнев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Melnev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Melnev is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Melnev reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 4,503,846. In Russia it is most numerous in: Tambov Oblast, where 38 percent live, Voronezh Oblast, where 19 percent live and Tula Oblast, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 16 percent live.

Melnev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Melnev last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melneva9241/
Melnaev921/
Melnov83251/
Milnev8312/
Mylnev837/
Melnew832/
Melnyov7724/
Milneva7719/
Mylneva779/
Hmelnov773/
Melniov773/
Mylneiv771/
Mlnew731/
Milnov6715/
Mylnov675/
Mlhnov672/
Mylniv671/
Milnew671/
Mlenov671/
Milnyov625/
Millnew621/

Melnev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnev in the Russian language
Мельневmelnev-

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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 Melnev
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