Meltem Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Meltem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meltem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2891:269,27818,228
Northern Cyprus151:21,2675,310
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Meltem (56,972) may also be a first name.

Meltem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meltem (Georgian: მელტემ) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Meltem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meltem? popularity and diffusion

Meltem is the 842,714th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Meltem live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 16,533rd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 56,972 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 269,278. In Turkey it is most common in: Mugla Province, where 42 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 11 percent are found. Besides Turkey it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melten83113/
Miltem831/
Meltien771/
Mellten770/
Milten6760/
Meltin6727/
Meltenova6721/
Miltim671/
Mölten671/
Melting62218/
Melthin628/
Mueltin624/
Meltina621/
Meltion621/
Miltten621/
Millten621/
Mltn607/
Miltn552/
Mltng551/
Miltenova53164/
Meltinova538/
Mültin5043/
Miltin5033/
Miltén5020/

Meltem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meltem in the Georgian language
მელტემmeltem75
მელთემmeltem25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meltem
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