Meltev Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Meltev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meltev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733

Meltev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meltev (Russian: Мельтьев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Meltev.

How Common Is The Last Name Meltev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meltev is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Meltev are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Meltev is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,326,302. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 100 percent live. Beside Bulgaria Meltev exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 38 percent live and Ukraine, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melteva9228/
Meltaev922/
Meltov834/
Miltev834/
Miltaev7724/
Milteva774/
Melteff773/
Myltaev771/
Miltov6716/
Møltov676/
Myltov672/
Miltew670/
Miltyov621/

Meltev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meltev in the Russian language
Мельтьевmeltev-

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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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  • 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 Meltev
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