Melus Surname
Approximately 850 people bear this surname
Melus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 467 | 1:100,111 | 8,173 |
| Haiti | 206 | 1:51,864 | 3,098 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Romania | 10 | 1:2,007,787 | 54,092 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Meluš (505), Melús (14) & Melùs (1) are calculated separately.
Melus (203) may also be a first name.
Melus Demographics
Average Melus Salary in
United States
$44,884 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melus (Russian: Мелус) is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Meluš, Melús or Melùs. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 410,688th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,573,583 people. Melus occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Melus are found; 55 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 635,584th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 203 people.
The last name is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 467 people, or 1 in 100,111. In Spain it is most common in: Aragon, where 62 percent are found, Catalonia, where 21 percent are found and Madrid, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Melus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melus last name grew 294 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Melus surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
Melus earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $44,884 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melus in the Russian language | ||
| Мелус | melus | - |
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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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- 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 Melus
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