Melvan Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Melvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2311:18,3063,749
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Melvan (305) may also be a first name.

Melvan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melvan (Hindi: मेल्वन, Marathi: मेलवान) has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melvan? popularity and diffusion

Melvan is the 841,044th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Melvan are found; 72 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Melvan is also the 504,078th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 305 people.

It is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 18,306. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 63 percent live, Šibenik-Knin County, where 15 percent live and Zadar County, where 14 percent live. Not including Croatia Melvan exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Melvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melvan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melvan surname rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melvan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melvan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Melvan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melvang9240/
Melvane923/
Melvean921/
Melvain920/
Mejlvang86207/
Meilvang86134/
Melvaine8632/
Malvan83146/
Molvan8310/
Melvon838/
Milvan836/
Melvam831/
Melvanova8012/
Milvain77100/
Melvoin7743/
Mlevane7738/
Milvang7723/
Malvahn773/
Melvein772/
Meiluan772/
Milvand771/
Mallvan771/
Molvain771/
Milhvan771/
Malvean770/
Mylvahan7111/
Melveine710/
Malwan67264/
Moluan6774/
Maluan6773/
Milvanova679/
Malvon674/
Michelwan671/
Malvón671/
Molvon671/
Meilwaine671/
Mecelwain671/

Melvan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melvan in the Hindi language
मेल्वनmelvana-
Melvan in the Marathi language
मेलवानmelavana50
वानvana50

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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 Melvan
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