Meltor Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Meltor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meltor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meltor (24) may also be a first name.

Meltor Last Name Facts

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

Meltor (Russian: Мельтор) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Meltor.

How Common Is The Last Name Meltor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Meltor reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Meltor is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa Meltor is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 76 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Limpopo, where 4 percent live. Besides South Africa Meltor exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Meltor Last Name Statistics demography

Meltor earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 190.98% more than the national average, earning R 691,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melthor9211/
Melltorp867/
Melthorp860/
Meltar836/
Miltor830/
Meltur830/
Miltorp7712/
Møltorp776/
Melture772/
Miltore772/
Milltor771/
Melteur771/
Melthar771/
Meltarz771/
Milthorp7163/
Melthare711/
Miltar671/
Miltur670/
Millthorp670/
Mhlturh625/

Meltor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meltor in the Russian language
Мельторmeltor-

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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 Meltor
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