Melse Surname
Approximately 2,852 people bear this surname
Melse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Netherlands | 464 | 1:36,395 | 6,131 |
| France | 144 | 1:461,269 | 65,815 |
| Haiti | 68 | 1:157,116 | 6,572 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Melse (1,211) may also be a first name.
Melse Demographics
Average Melse Salary in
United States
$51,202 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melse occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melse? popularity and diffusion
It is the 154,005th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,555,241 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Melse are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Melse is also the 227,551st most numerous forename in the world, held by 1,211 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
Melse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Melse has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Melse last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Melse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.66% more than the national average, earning $51,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,786 CAD per year.
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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 Melse
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