Melten Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Melten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Melten (61) may also be a first name.

Melten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melten (Marathi: मेलटेन) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Melten is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Melten reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Melten is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 61 people.

The surname Melten is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 344,636. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 59 percent live, Gelderland, where 16 percent live and Flevoland, where 10 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent live and Turkey, where 11 percent live.

Melten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melten surname fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melten Last Name Statistics demography

Melten earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meltien921/
Mellten920/
Meltem83326/
Milten8360/
Meltin8327/
Mölten831/
Meltenova8021/
Mltn807/
Melting77218/
Melthin778/
Mueltin774/
Meltion771/
Meltina771/
Millten771/
Miltten771/
Miltn732/
Mltng731/
Miltenova67164/
Mültin6743/
Miltin6733/
Miltén6720/
Meltinova678/
Miltem671/
Miltina62103/
Milting6287/
Mylting6211/
Miltion621/
Milltion571/
Miltim501/

Melten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melten in the Marathi language
मेलटेनmelatena-

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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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  • 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 Melten
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