Melvyne Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Melvyne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melvyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Melvyne (83) may also be a first name.

Melvyne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melvyne occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Melvyne.

How Common Is The Last Name Melvyne? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melvyne is the 7,117,718th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Melvyne are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 83 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Melvyne is primarily found in: Sabah, where 83 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 17 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melvyn92138/
Melvine86437/
Melvene861/
Melvynn861/
Melvaine8032/
Melveney8020/
Melvinee802/
Melvinne801/
Melvines801/
Melveine800/
Melviney800/
Melvin7734,413/
Melven77124/
Melvina7185/
Melvoin7143/
Melving715/
Melveny714/
Melvinn712/
Melveen712/
Melvein712/
Melveng711/
Melvean711/
Melvent711/
Melviny710/
Milvine710/
Melvain710/
Melvena710/
Melvisin675/
Melveena673/
Melvinna671/
D'Melvin671/
Melvenna670/

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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 Melvyne
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