Melven Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Melven Surname Definition:

Vulgarized forms of Melvlle, which see. On the northeast coast pronounced Mellon (Innes, p. 50). James Melville, the Reformer, in his Diary spells his own name indifferently Melville and Melvin, even on the same page (e.g. p. 87 , 238). The variant spelling is also found as early as the twelfth century.

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Melven Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:4,898,094251,818
England181:3,095,448105,421
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland421:89,1244,677
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Melven (2,114) may also be a first name.

Melven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Vulgarized forms of Melvlle, which see. On the northeast coast pronounced Mellon (Innes, p. 50). James Melville, the Reformer, in his Diary spells his own name indifferently Melville and Melvin, even on the same page (e.g. p. 87 , 238). The variant spelling is also found as early as the twelfth century. Galfridus Malevin witnessed a confirmation charter by William the Lion to Ralph Frebem, c. 1161-63 (SCM., IV, p. 242), and c. 1165 Galfridus de Maleuin is mentioned in another charter (LSC., 27). Andrew Malvyn was burgess of Abirbrothoc, 1387 (RAA., II, 39), John the Malewyn was one of assize on the marches of Woodwrae, 1388 (Bamff, p. 22). Alexander Malvyn witnessed resignation of the lands of Wolle, 1474, and John Malewyn witnessed a charter by Archibald, earl of Douglas, in same year (Home, 22). Thomas Malwyn was tenant of Balgrescho, 1482 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 232). David Melvill, Aberdeen printer in the seventeenth century, appears in record as David Mailing, and Barbara Mailling was married in Edinburgh, 1633 (Edinb. Marr.). The old name of Mailingsland (Traquair) was Meluinsland, from one or other of the Melvilles who rendered homage in 1296. Melwine 1637.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Melven Demographics

Average Melven Salary in
United States

$43,051 USD

Per year
Rank:
650,026 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.12009E-5
Rank: 252,865 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
99.77%
Sample size: 42 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Melven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melven (Marathi: मेलवेन, Russian: Мелвен) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Melven live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 163,517th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 2,114 people.

The last name Melven is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 4,898,094. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 23 percent live, Michigan, where 16 percent live and South Carolina, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent live.

Melven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melven surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Melven surname is chiefly Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Melven surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Melven earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $43,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Malvean770/
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Melvisin715/
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D'Melvin711/
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Milvin678/
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Melven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melven in the Marathi language
मेलवेनmelavena92.86
मॅलिवनmelivana7.14
Melven in the Russian language
Мелвенmelven-

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