Melver Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

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

Melver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Melver (684) may also be a first name.

Melver Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melver is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melver? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,484,726th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Melver live; 97 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Melver is also the 316,415th most numerous first name globally, held by 684 people.

The surname Melver is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States it is most numerous in: Iowa, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 19 percent live and Washington, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 6 percent live and Bolivia, where 1 percent live.

Melver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melver has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 679 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melver surname are 27.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.19% registered with the party.

Melver earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9% less than the national average, earning $39,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melvert9223/
Melvere924/
Melve91125/
Molver83349/
Malver83139/
Melvey8372/
Melvie8369/
Melvej8365/
Milver8312/
Melves835/
Melvir832/
Mielve831/
Melvee830/
Milvert7722/
Milvere7712/
Meilves7710/
Melvior777/
Mjølver775/
Malhver771/
Melvire771/
Malvear771/
Melleve771/
Melvett771/
Melva73147/
Melvi7392/
Mleve7365/
Melvy7313/
Milve739/
Meilluer712/
Maylever710/
Melvis67264/
Mealue6772/
Milvet6754/
Meilvi6727/
Mohylever674/
Myleve674/
Malwer673/
Maluer672/
Metlwe671/
Melviz671/
Melvit671/
Melvio671/
Hmelva671/
Melvoy671/
Meulue671/
Mittlever671/
Milvey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Melver
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