Melor Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Liberia

Melor Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Mellor (bare hill), in Derbyshire.

Melor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2921:346,70646,814
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Melor (1,574) may also be a first name.

Melor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Mellor (bare hill), in Derbyshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Welsh and Gaelic.) A soldier, from melwr, Welsh.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Melor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melor (Georgian: მელორ, Russian: Мэлор) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melor is the 741,235th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Melor are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 195,080th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 1,574 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 346,706. In The Philippines Melor is most prevalent in: Bicol, where 54 percent live, National Capital Region, where 27 percent live and Calabarzon, where 11 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Liberia, where 7 percent live.

Melor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melor surname declined 68 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melor Last Name Statistics demography

Melor earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mealor911,156/
Melore91401/
Meylor91351/
Melhor91332/
Melior91164/
Melord9131/
Melgor9115/
Meluor9115/
Mielor9112/
Melort919/
Maelor917/
Meilor914/
Meloir912/
Meslor912/
Melour912/
Metlor911/
Meloer911/
Meslore83336/
Melleor8333/
Meglior8311/
Melhore838/
Meiloor831/
Melhort831/
Melhoer831/
Meullor830/
Meliore830/
Mettlor830/
Melhour830/
Metlour830/
Milor801,525/
Melur80548/
Malor80433/
Melar80370/
Molor80317/
Mylor8068/
Melár8013/
Meillour7788/
Hmielorz7749/
Melgar73107,143/
Milord737,930/
Maylor731,167/
Melare73685/
Mallor73516/
Melard73376/
Melaur73216/
Maloir73206/
Metlar73200/
Malhor73102/
Meslar7381/
Melart7371/
Milort7363/
Maloor7348/
Milhor7348/
Mylord7346/
Mollor7338/
Mailor7334/
Milore7332/
Hmelar7330/
Malior7322/
Hmelár7312/
Milior739/
Mislor737/
Moelar736/
Miloer736/
Meulur735/
Meliar734/
Melarp734/
Meylar733/
Melure732/
Melaar732/
Melhar732/
Milour732/
Meular732/
Malorr731/
Mealar731/
Meilar731/
Mylore731/
Mahlor731/
Moluor731/
Malohr731/
Miloor731/
Melarz731/
Mielar730/
Malyor730/
Mehlar730/
Melurt730/
Mitlor730/
Melyorova712/
Metillojr711/
Mailoor67329/
Meslard67220/
Meelarp67177/
Miglior67152/
Melaard67142/
Melhart67101/
Meliard6732/
Metlaar6730/
Malourh6724/
Milhore6723/
Hmelyar6720/
Meilard6719/
Mislore6717/
Meliare678/
Maylord677/
Miliore676/
Meslaar676/
Meileur674/
Mettlar673/
Mallour673/
Mehlart672/
Mahalor671/
Maillor671/
Mailord671/
Malloor671/
Milleor671/
Meillur671/
Melgaar671/
Meðelar671/
Miluord671/
Mielarz671/
Milgour671/
Melahar671/
Mehelar671/
Mahloor671/
Meillar670/
Melaure670/
Mayloir670/
Metllar670/
Mohloir670/

Melor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melor in the Georgian language
მელორmelor-
Melor in the Russian language
Мэлорmelor-

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