Meltvedt Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Meltvedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meltvedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Norway281:183,65321,594
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meltvedt Last Name Facts

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

Meltvedt is most common in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meltvedt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Meltvedt reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States Meltvedt is most frequent in: California, where 54 percent live, Minnesota, where 10 percent live and Alaska, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 24 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Meltvedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meltvedt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meltvedt surname increased 8,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meltvedt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meltvedt surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meltvedt earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 64.49% more than the national average, earning 569,262 kr per year and in United States they earn 39.49% more than the national average, earning $60,189 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meltveit8883/
Miltvedt8816/
Moltved8036/
Melativde711/
Malteft6716/
Meltoft6710/
Mollatveit675/
Miltvey671/
Mltvi621/
Meltby572/

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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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  • 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 Meltvedt
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