Melster Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Melster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
United States531:6,838,848318,712
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Israel171:503,39037,521
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Melster (21) may also be a first name.

Melster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melster (Russian: Мельстер) is most common in Germany. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,198,640th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Melster are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most common given name at a global level It is held by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 1,201,574. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 37 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside and Berlin, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Melster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melster last name increased 294 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melster last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melsæter93124/
Muelster930/
Mellster930/
Melsæther8837/
Muellster881/
Milster86479/
Melsted86318/
Mølster8676/
Melsteð8644/
Melzter862/
Meulstee80194/
Mølsæter8035/
Melstead802/
Milstere801/
Milsterd800/
Meelzter800/
Melstedt800/
Milste771/
Mellstedt7527/
Mellstead7525/
Mølsæther754/
Meullstee751/
Milsted71716/
Mølsted71121/
Mølstre7190/
Milstea712/
Milstey711/
Mylsted711/
Milstead674,704/
Millsted6759/
Milsteed676/
Millstee673/
Milstesd673/
Mllstead671/
Milsteap671/
Millstea671/

Melster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melster in the Russian language
Мельстерmelster-

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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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