Melngailis Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Melngailis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melngailis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia601:34,1675,221
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Melngailis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melngailis is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melngailis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melngailis is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Melngailis are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Melngailis is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 34,167. In Latvia Melngailis is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent are found, Latgale, where 22 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Melngailis Last Name Statistics demography

Melngailis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melgailis9535/
Melnailis951/
Melngaile84151/
Melgales781/
Mlingili781/
Melngale781/
Millingalli671,361/
Millingalie671/
Millingalle57280/
Millingally571/
Millengalle571/

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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 Melngailis
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