Melsen Surname

321,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Melsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4321:39,0916,610
Denmark2741:20,6012,066
Belgium1401:82,11912,906
France1121:593,06078,954
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Luxembourg621:9,3641,516
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Melsen (93) may also be a first name.

Melsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melsen (Russian: Мельсен) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melsen is the 321,573rd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,276,956 people. Melsen is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Melsen reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 986,211th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 93 people.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 39,091. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 44 percent reside, South Holland, where 24 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands Melsen exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 24 percent reside and Belgium, where 12 percent reside.

Melsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melsen last name grew 1,171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melsen surname are 48.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 95.24% being registered with the party.

Melsen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.34% more than the national average, earning $72,205 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehlsen92621/
Melssen92494/
Meelsen9224/
Mielsen9224/
Mellsen9217/
Melshen9215/
Melsaen921/
Maelsen920/
Mlsen910/
Melsåsen8611/
Melschen860/
Melson836,537/
Melgen83411/
Melzen8351/
Melsan8342/
Mölsen8331/
Melsin8317/
Meljen8316/
Milsen8313/
Melsem831/
Melsón831/
Melshn831/
Muelschen8018/
Mellessen801/
Melshin77107/
Milsent7769/
Melsion7750/
Mellson7735/
Melsing7725/
Mielson7725/
Melsohn7723/
Melsone7711/
Melchen778/
Meulson774/
Melcent773/
Melshyn773/
Melsane771/
Millsen771/
Melsson771/
Melshan771/
Melzgen770/
Mellsan770/
Melsoun770/
Mlzen731/
Mlson731/
Mlhsn731/
Melcn731/
Melshina71265/
Mülschen7120/
Melshyna719/
Millesen716/
Maelsonn711/
Melssant711/
Melsingh711/
Mellesan711/
Mellecin711/
Muehlson711/
Melleson711/
Melchent711/
Millshen710/
Milson672,560/
Melcon671,006/
Melsom67673/
Melgin67149/
Meljon67121/
Meljem6791/
Melcón6785/
Melcan6782/
Melzén6752/
Meljan6743/
Melgem6742/
Mälson6730/
Meljin6722/
Milgen6721/
Milsem6721/
Milsan6713/
Mülson6713/
Melján6712/
Melzon6712/
Mylson678/
Melcin674/
Melzin674/
Melėšienė673/
Melsam672/
Milzen672/
Mlchen671/
Mölgen671/
Mylsne671/
Melschina671/
Milsne671/
Melxin671/
Milsin671/
Melcôn671/
Mehelsian671/
Melschonk670/

Melsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melsen in the Russian language
Мельсенmelsen-

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Footnotes

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