Melngalvis Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Melngalvis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Melngalvis Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia91:227,78322,848
England61:9,286,343223,652

Melngalvis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melngalvis is most common in Latvia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Melngalvis.

How Common Is The Last Name Melngalvis? popularity and diffusion

Melngalvis is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Melngalvis are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Latvia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 227,783. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 44 percent reside, Semigallia, where 22 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 22 percent reside. Barring Latvia Melngalvis is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melgalvis9574/
Melngalve8452/
Mulungalovisa781/
Melnik Alves732/
Mielnik Alves702/
Melhnik Alves701/
Malanga Alves701/
Molina Galvez613/
Melongoelifas611/

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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 Melngalvis
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