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
Meltzer Political Affiliation
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Meltzer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meltzer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meltzer (Russian: Мельтзер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meltzer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,923rd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 850,753 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Meltzer reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Meltzer is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,575 people, or 1 in 65,015. In The United States Meltzer is most numerous in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.
Meltzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meltzer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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% being 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
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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 Meltzer
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