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

Melvin (Arabic: ميلفن, Georgian: მელვინ, Hindi: मेलविन, Marathi: मेलवीन, Oriya: େମଲ୍ୱିନ୍, Russian: Мэлвин) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 16,188^th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 211,767 people. The surname Melvin is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Melvin reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Melvin is also the 2,067^th most commonly used first name globally, held by 488,973 people.

Melvin is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 25,215 people, or 1 in 14,375. In The United States Melvin is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 104 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Melvin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Melvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melvin surname rose 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 544 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 103 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melvin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Melvin are 7.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melvin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 47.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,663 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning R 292,824 per year; in United States they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning $40,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $48,276 CAD per year.