Melse Surname

154,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Melse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Netherlands4641:36,3956,131
France1441:461,26965,815
Haiti681:157,1166,572
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jersey11:99,2026,620
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Melse (1,211) may also be a first name.

Melse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melse is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Melse.

How Common Is The Last Name Melse? popularity and diffusion

Melse is the 154,005th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,555,241 people. The surname Melse is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Melse reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 227,551st most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 1,211 people.

It is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Not including Ethiopia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 16 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Melse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melse surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melse last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melser91322/
Melsie9134/
Melset9111/
Mellse919/
Melsse914/
Melses912/
Melseh911/
Melsey911/
Mielse911/
Mels891,954/
Mlse893/
Mellese833,407/
Melsher8344/
Melszer835/
Melsser831/
Melsies831/
Mehlser831/
Melshie831/
Mells80729/
Melge80634/
Mehls80452/
Melsa80421/
Miels80361/
Melsi80195/
Milse80167/
Melås80158/
Meels80124/
Melsh8065/
Maels8050/
Melsy8025/
Melje8025/
Melze8012/
Moels8011/
Melce808/
Mlese804/
Mylse802/
Muels801/
Mlser801/
Hmels801/
Mmels801/
Melsø801/
Melsd801/
Mlsei801/
Mellesse7735/
Melscher770/
Mls75104/
Melzer7319,994/
Melles734,174/
Melcer731,519/
Melges73818/
Melger73330/
Melsha73215/
Melche73194/
Miehls73168/
Melcea73131/
Melced7381/
Meglis7353/
Mellsa7347/
Melsay7332/
Melgey7327/
Melget7326/
Meljes7325/
Milser7315/
Muehls7313/
Melsch7310/
Melgis738/
Miells737/
Meljer737/
Maells735/
Melssi735/
Melløs734/
Melzie733/
Meldje733/
Melssa732/
Milsea732/
Melcey732/
Melcis732/
Mellez732/
Mellås732/
Mleshe732/
Mell's731/
Melshi731/
Meelge731/
Melssy731/
Muells731/
Moelsy731/
Milsse731/
Millse731/
Meljet731/
Melzet731/
Melleç731/
Melgie731/
Melces731/
Mielze731/
Milsey730/
Melsip730/
Milsep730/
Milsge730/
Mellsy730/
Mellessey717/
Mellesech714/
Melcher6716,671/
Melz671,522/
Mielsch67375/
Mils67309/
Melches67166/
Melsova67107/
Möls6787/
Melless6745/
Melchis6719/
Melchet6716/
Mles6714/
Melš6714/
Mlls6711/
Milsett6711/
Megliss6710/
Melchez6710/
Melx676/
Myls676/
Melschi675/
Muelsch674/
Milsher673/
Mellesa673/
Millser672/
Melzger672/
Millese672/
Mielles672/
Møllsøe672/
Meelles671/
Millsey671/
Miellce671/
Mellssa671/
Melsich671/
Melzier671/
Melllsh671/
D'Mells671/
Melceis671/
Melėšis671/
Melsihs671/
Hmls671/
Mlsheer671/
Mlsi671/
Mlsz671/
Mellest670/
Melgess670/
Melzgey670/
Melscha670/
Milsche670/

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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
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  • 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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