Meltham Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Meltham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Meltham 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
England481:1,160,79354,689
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
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Meltham Demographics

Average Meltham Salary in
England

£18,529

Per year
Rank:
84,716 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.42794E-5
Rank: 75,201 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
68.68%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

View the highest/lowest earning families in England

Meltham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meltham is most common in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meltham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meltham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Meltham reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England Meltham is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 69 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 17 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent live. Beside England Meltham is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Meltham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meltham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Meltham surname expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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
Meltam923/
Meltan7729/
Meltom7714/
Meltang712/
Melttan711/
Melthon711/
Moeltom711/
Milthan710/
Meltank710/
Mltan6714/
Mlethane671/
Melthone670/
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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 Meltham
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