Melvær Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Melvær Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melvær Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1481:34,7454,901
Denmark71:806,38843,211
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Melvær Last Name Facts

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

Melvær is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Melvær click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melvær? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Melvær live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 34,745. In Norway Melvær is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 59 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent live and Northern Norway, where 8 percent live. Besides Norway Melvær occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Melvær Last Name Statistics demography

Melvær earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning 324,664 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molvær83321/
Melver83142/
Melvar8318/
Melvor832/
Melvir832/
Melavar7761/
Muelver7746/
Melaver7721/
Melvaer7721/
Melvira7717/
Melevar7711/
Melvior777/
Melavro774/
Melvere774/
Melvera773/
Melviro772/
Melvaro772/
Melvary771/
Melvire771/
Melivor771/
Melevre771/
Mlvar731/
Molvr731/
Meljivar715/
Melvoria711/
Mellvira711/
Melavara711/
Melavaar711/
Melliver710/
Malvar675,928/
Melfor671,772/
Molver67349/
Milvar67173/
Malver67139/
Molvar6789/
Mülver6754/
Milver6712/
Melavuori679/
Malvre676/
Mellavari676/
Mulvar673/
Melavaara673/
Milvry672/
Melfer672/
Mulver672/
Melfar672/
Mlivor671/
Mlivar671/
Mulvur671/
Melfra671/
Melo Vera671/
Melfry670/
Mulvor670/

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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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  • 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 Melvær
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