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.

DNA test information

Meltev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 found most in Bulgaria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meltev? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Meltev is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,326,302. In Bulgaria Meltev is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria Meltev exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 38 percent reside and Ukraine, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melteva9228/
Meltaev922/
Meltov834/
Miltev834/
Miltaev7724/
Milteva774/
Melteff773/
Myltaev771/
Miltov6716/
Møltov676/
Myltov672/
Miltew670/
Miltyov621/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Meltev
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