Melshen Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Melshen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melshen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Melshen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melshen (Russian: Мельшен) is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melshen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Melshen live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Melshen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Melshen is most common in: Indiana, where 75 percent reside and Virginia, where 25 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Scotland, where 7 percent reside.

Melshen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melshen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Melshen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.48% less than the national average, earning $22,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melschen930/
Melsen921,161/
Melshn921/
Muelschen8818/
Mehlsen86621/
Melssen86494/
Melshin86107/
Meelsen8624/
Mielsen8624/
Mellsen8617/
Melchen868/
Melshyn863/
Melsaen861/
Melsene860/
Maelsen860/
Mlsen830/
Melshina80265/
Mülschen8020/
Melsheim8011/
Melsåsen8011/
Melshyna809/
Melchent801/
Millshen800/
Melgen77411/
Melzen7751/
Mölsen7731/
Melsin7717/
Meljen7716/
Milsen7713/
Melsem771/
Mlchen771/
Melchisen752/
Melschina751/
Mellessen751/
Melchin71588/
Milshin71547/
Mylshyn71230/
Milsent7169/
Milchen7151/
Melsing7125/
Mülchen7113/
Milshyn714/
Melchyn714/
Melcent713/
Melchem712/
Mühlschein712/
Millsen711/
Melzgen710/
Melching671,452/
Milshina67407/
Mylshyna67263/
Mühlchen6710/
Millesen676/
Melcn671/
Mlhsn671/
Melsingh671/
Mellecin671/
Mihlshin671/
Mlzen671/
Mil'shin671/
Milshyna671/
Milsjein671/

Melshen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melshen in the Russian language
Мельшенmelsen-

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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 Melshen
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