Meltzer Surname
Approximately 8,566 people bear this surname
Meltzer Surname Definition:
(German) One who brews, a brewer; one who came from Meltz, in Germany.
Meltzer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,575 | 1:65,015 | 7,600 |
| Israel | 1,152 | 1:7,429 | 1,154 |
| Germany | 592 | 1:135,989 | 16,539 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Australia | 133 | 1:202,975 | 19,846 |
| England | 118 | 1:472,187 | 30,747 |
| Sweden | 107 | 1:92,026 | 6,708 |
| South Africa | 104 | 1:520,939 | 41,780 |
| Netherlands | 92 | 1:183,556 | 26,152 |
| Norway | 91 | 1:56,509 | 8,100 |
| Brazil | 82 | 1:2,610,663 | 78,641 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
| Romania | 64 | 1:313,717 | 27,893 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Slovakia | 18 | 1:296,469 | 43,115 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:422,006 | 30,979 |
Meltzer (30) may also be a first name.
Meltzer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who brews, a brewer; one who came from Meltz, in Germany.
Meltzer Demographics
Average Male Meltzer Height
174.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Meltzer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meltzer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meltzer (Russian: Мельтзер) is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meltzer.
How Common Is The Last Name Meltzer? popularity and diffusion
Meltzer is the 58,923rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 850,753 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Meltzer are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 30 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,575 people, or 1 in 65,015. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 21 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.
Meltzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meltzer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meltzer surname grew 4,685 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 787 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meltzer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Meltzer surname are 41.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.08% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Meltzer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.8% more than the national average, earning 348,862 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 154.74% more than the national average, earning R 605,352 per year; in United States they earn 31.56% more than the national average, earning $56,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.53% more than the national average, earning $65,346 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maeltzer | 93 | 17 | / |
| Meltzier | 93 | 3 | / |
| Melttzer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Melzer | 92 | 19,994 | / |
| Meltser | 86 | 789 | / |
| Melczer | 86 | 304 | / |
| Maelzer | 86 | 208 | / |
| Moelzer | 86 | 13 | / |
| Miltzer | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mältzer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Melzier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melze | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mlzer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meltzerová | 82 | 26 | / |
| Meltzerova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meltcher | 80 | 43 | / |
| Miltzier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meldzere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meltzeid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melttser | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melcer | 77 | 1,519 | / |
| Mälzer | 77 | 615 | / |
| Mölzer | 77 | 358 | / |
| Milzer | 77 | 76 | / |
| Mülzer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meltza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlze | 73 | 3 | / |
| Melcher | 71 | 16,671 | / |
| Melczerová | 71 | 16 | / |
| Myltser | 71 | 9 | / |
| Miltser | 71 | 9 | / |
| Melczerova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Millzer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melzi | 67 | 4,288 | / |
| Melchger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melchere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Milze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melchear | 67 | 0 | / |
Meltzer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meltzer in the Russian language | ||
| Мельтзер | meltzer | - |
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Meltzer Reference & Research
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Meltzer
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