Melters Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Melters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Melters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melters occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melters? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,537,949th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Melters are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 203,460. In The Netherlands Melters is most common in: North Brabant, where 53 percent are found, Groningen, where 13 percent are found and Limburg, where 11 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 35 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Melters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melters has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Melters
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