Melphy Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Melphy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melphy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Melphy (48) may also be a first name.

Melphy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melphy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Melphy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melphy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Melphy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Melphy reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Melphy is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 48 people.

The surname Melphy is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Melphy is most frequent in: Colorado, where 100 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Melphy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melphy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melphy surname increased 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melphy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melphy are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Melphy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.57% less than the national average, earning $20,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mielphey860/
Melpha839/
Melphi831/
Melpey831/
Melphis777/
Melpa73337/
Melpi7326/
Melfy7325/
Melpe7316/
Melpuish710/
Melpai6712/
Melffy678/
Mlephe677/
Melper676/
Melhfi671/
Melfih671/

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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 Melphy
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