Melster Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Melster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Melster (21) may also be a first name.
Melster Demographics
Average Melster Salary in
United States
$37,636 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melster Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melster (Russian: Мельстер) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melster? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melster is the 1,198,640th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Melster reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held forename globally It is held by 21 people.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,201,574. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 37 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live and Berlin, where 15 percent live. Apart from Germany Melster exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 13 percent live.
Melster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Melster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melster last name rose 294 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melster Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Melster last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
Melster earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.78% less than the national average, earning $37,636 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melsæter | 93 | 124 | / |
| Muelster | 93 | 0 | / |
| Mellster | 93 | 0 | / |
| Melsæther | 88 | 37 | / |
| Muellster | 88 | 1 | / |
| Milster | 86 | 479 | / |
| Melsted | 86 | 318 | / |
| Mølster | 86 | 76 | / |
| Melsteð | 86 | 44 | / |
| Melzter | 86 | 2 | / |
| Meulstee | 80 | 194 | / |
| Mølsæter | 80 | 35 | / |
| Melstead | 80 | 2 | / |
| Milstere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Milsterd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meelzter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Melstedt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Milste | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mellstedt | 75 | 27 | / |
| Mellstead | 75 | 25 | / |
| Mølsæther | 75 | 4 | / |
| Meullstee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Milsted | 71 | 716 | / |
| Mølsted | 71 | 121 | / |
| Mølstre | 71 | 90 | / |
| Milstea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Milstey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mylsted | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milstead | 67 | 4,704 | / |
| Millsted | 67 | 59 | / |
| Milsteed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Millstee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Milstesd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mllstead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milsteap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Millstea | 67 | 1 | / |
Melster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melster in the Russian language | ||
| Мельстер | melster | - |
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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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- 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 Melster
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