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 in Guam more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melsior? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melsior is the 4,427,875th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 60 percent of Melsior live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Melsior is also the 1,911,214th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 30 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Guam, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 20,015. Not including Guam this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Micronesia, where 20 percent live.

Melsior Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melsior has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melsior last name increased 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
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