Melvis Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Melvis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1531:135,74615,205
Colombia741:645,5967,782
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Panama51:782,45211,059
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Melvis (13,124) may also be a first name.

Melvis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melvis (Marathi: मेलवीस, Russian: Мэлвис) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melvis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 978,274th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Melvis are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 50,935th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 13,124 people.

The surname Melvis is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 135,746. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 86 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Melvis occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Melvis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Melvis earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 25.06% less than the national average, earning $17,012,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning $31,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melvise924/
Mealvis921/
Melvies921/
Melvi9192/
Melhvish861/
Malvis8380/
Melvie8369/
Meilvi8327/
Melvic839/
Melves835/
Molvis835/
Milvis832/
Melviz831/
Melvit831/
Melvio831/
Melvix831/
Malvais77494/
Malveis7761/
Melviez7720/
Melhuis7715/
Melvice7712/
Meilves7710/
Melvich775/
Molvies774/
Milvois771/
Mahlvis771/
Malvies770/
Melva73147/
Melve73125/
Mlevi7322/
Milvi7320/
Melvy7313/
Melhuish712,770/
Melhwish710/
Melhuist710/
Malves67208/
Melver67142/
Melvey6772/
Milvit6767/
Melvej6765/
Milvio6754/
Milvid6743/
Mlewis675/
Melhui675/
Maluis672/
Melvoy671/
Malwis671/
Mielve671/
Mlevii671/
Hmelva671/
Mylvio671/
Milvic671/
Molviz671/
Milvai671/
Melvee670/

Melvis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melvis in the Marathi language
मेलवीसmelavisa-
Melvis in the Russian language
Мэлвисmelvis-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melvis
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