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Where Does The Last Name Melody Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Melody (Arabic: الميلودي, Bengali: মেলোডি, Hindi: मेलोडी, Marathi: मेलोडी) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mélody. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melody? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Melody is the 105,288^th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,638,387 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Melody live; 34 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. Melody is also the 4,359^th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 240,570 people.

The last name Melody is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,493 people, or 1 in 242,772. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, Illinois, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States Melody exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.

Melody Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Melody has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melody surname grew 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 537 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 103 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melody Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Melody surname are 9.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melody earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning R 223,128 per year; in United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $54,434 CAD per year.