Melvy Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Melvy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Melvy (3,360) may also be a first name.

Melvy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melvy is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melvy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Melvy are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 123,053rd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 3,360 people.

Melvy is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 33 percent live, Michigan, where 22 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent live.

Melvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melvy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melvy surname declined 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melvy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melvy surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Melvy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melvey9172/
Melvoy911/
Melva80147/
Melve80125/
Melvi8092/
Milvy806/
Melvis73264/
Mejlby73161/
Melver73142/
Meilby7386/
Melvie7369/
Melvej7365/
Milvoy7331/
Meilvi7327/
Milvay7310/
Melves735/
Mielve731/
Hmelva731/
Melviz731/
Melvio731/
Melvit731/
Milvey730/
Melvee730/
Metlevych7115/
Melleby67304/
Møgelby6710/
Meilves6710/
Melvich675/
Melvett671/
Melleve671/
Mealvis671/
Milvaya671/

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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 Melvy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis