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Where Does The Last Name Melve Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Melve (Russian: Мельве) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melve.

How Common Is The Last Name Melve? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,612,213^th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Melve occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Melve reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in Scandinavia. Melve is also the 502,288^th most widespread given name globally It is held by 307 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 98,890. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 71 percent are found, Central Norway, where 12 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 10 percent are found. Other than Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and France, where 18 percent are found.

Melve Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Melve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melve last name grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melve Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Melve last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Melve earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning 361,201 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning $39,520 USD per year.