Meltzer Surname

58,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Meltzer Surname Definition:

(German) One who brews, a brewer; one who came from Meltz, in Germany.

Meltzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5751:65,0157,600
Israel1,1521:7,4291,154
Germany5921:135,98916,539
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Australia1331:202,97519,846
England1181:472,18730,747
Sweden1071:92,0266,708
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
Norway911:56,5098,100
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Romania641:313,71727,893
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
France281:2,372,240182,981
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maeltzer9317/
Meltzier933/
Melttzer931/
Melzer9219,994/
Meltser86789/
Melczer86304/
Maelzer86208/
Moelzer8613/
Miltzer869/
Mältzer862/
Melzier861/
Melze8312/
Mlzer831/
Meltzerová8226/
Meltzerova821/
Meltcher8043/
Miltzier801/
Meldzere801/
Meltzeid801/
Melttser801/
Melcer771,519/
Mälzer77615/
Mölzer77358/
Milzer7776/
Mülzer772/
Meltza771/
Mlze733/
Melcher7116,671/
Melczerová7116/
Myltser719/
Miltser719/
Melczerova711/
Millzer711/
Melzi674,288/
Melchger672/
Melchere672/
Milze671/
Melchear670/

Meltzer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meltzer in the Russian language
Мельтзерmeltzer-

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Meltzer Reference & Research

Meltzer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meltzer
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