Meltsen Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Israel

Meltsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meltsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Meltsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meltsen (Russian: Мельцен) is found most in Ukraine. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meltsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Meltsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Meltsen reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Meltsen is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,174,232. In Ukraine Meltsen is most prevalent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 100 percent live. Barring Ukraine this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meltsin8675/
Meltsyn8611/
Miltsen866/
Meltson862/
Meltsyna8021/
Meltzent800/
Melzen7751/
Möltgen71596/
Miltgen71461/
Miltsin71168/
Miltsyn7150/
Myltsyn7134/
Myltsin7117/
Melchen718/
Meltsanova711/
Mletsin711/
Mildsen710/
Miltsyna6732/
Myltsyna6728/
Mletsane675/
Meltzing673/
Mlzen671/

Meltsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meltsen in the Russian language
Мельценmelcen-

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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 Meltsen
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