Melsior Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guam
Highest density in:
Guam

Melsior Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melsior Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guam81:20,0153,029
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Micronesia41:26,561731
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Melsior (30) may also be a first name.

Melsior Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melsior is found most frequently in Guam. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melsior? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Melsior occurs mostly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Melsior reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 30 people.

This surname is most widely held in Guam, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 20,015. Excluding Guam this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Micronesia, where 20 percent are found.

Melsior Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melsior has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melsior surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melsior Last Name Statistics demography

Melsior earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melsor922/
Melgior8644/
Melshor861/
Mellgior801/
Mellesor801/
Melshore801/
Mellsore800/
Meljor7710/
Mälsor779/
Melcor776/
Melsar772/
Melzor772/
Melchor7171,124/
Meljord716/
Milsord713/
Milsoir711/
Melljor711/
Milsort711/
Millsor711/
Melcohr711/
Melsard710/
Melchoir67152/
Milgiore6749/
Melchore6716/
Mellchor6710/
Melchort673/
Millsour673/
Meldjour671/

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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 Melsior
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis