Melvile Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Melvile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melvile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland441:85,0734,558
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Melvile (27) may also be a first name.

Melvile Last Name Facts

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

Melvile (Hindi: मेलकिल) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melvile? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Melvile reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Melvile is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 27 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Melvile is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 67 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Maine, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 22 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Melvile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melvile has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melvile surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melvile Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Melvile last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Melvile earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melvile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melvile in the Hindi language
मेलकिलmelakila-

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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 Melvile
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