Melter Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Melter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Germany1321:609,89048,740
Romania611:329,14528,853
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Austria111:774,13064,097
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Melter (197) may also be a first name.

Melter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 618,896th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. Melter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Melter reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 197 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 1,548,970. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent reside, Arizona, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Romania, where 12 percent reside.

Melter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melter last name rose 254 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melter surname are 34.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Melter earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $49,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moelter92394/
Meltier9222/
Melther9210/
Melteur921/
Meltert920/
Maelter920/
Melteir920/
Meltter920/
Melteer920/
Melte9155/
Mölter83756/
Milter83475/
Meltei8395/
Meltes8358/
Mülter8329/
Mylter834/
Mltter833/
Mielte833/
Melteh831/
Meslte831/
Meltre831/
Mlther831/
Meltee831/
Melted831/
Mälter831/
Meltey830/
Meltie830/
Melterová806/
Mlte801/
Milteer77337/
Miltier77133/
Meltior7714/
Milther7710/
Millter772/
Melthie771/
Meltair771/
Miltere771/
Möllter771/
Milteir770/
Moeltey770/
Mlete73434/
Melta73313/
Melti73230/
Milte73120/
Melty7361/
Mlhte732/
Mylte730/
Milltier715/
Millteer712/
Melthior711/
Milterre711/
Mielty67107/
Meltis6791/
Mlethe6737/
Meltti6723/
Meltiz6714/
Miltes677/
Miltre677/
Meltiş675/
Meslti674/
Meltio673/
Mellta671/
Mletey671/
Miltte671/
Miltie671/
Mielti671/
Miltez671/
Miltea671/
Millte671/
Meltha671/
Meltyi671/

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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 Melter
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