Melwin Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Melwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India491:15,654,396253,566
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Melwin (3,020) may also be a first name.

Melwin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melwin (Hindi: मेलविन, Marathi: मेलिवन) occurs most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Melwin reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 131,587th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 3,020 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India Melwin is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 22 percent live, Karnataka, where 20 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 18 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 24 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Melwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melwin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melwin surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melwin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moelwin921/
Melwain920/
Mellwing8643/
Melwaine860/
Melbin83201/
Melwyn8351/
Meluin838/
Melwen834/
Milwin832/
Meilwaine801/
Meelwaine800/
Mellbin77242/
Milwain77196/
Myolwin771/
Melyuin771/
Melluin770/
Mlbin731/
Mlwwn731/
Milwaine710/
Milbin67133/
Melben679/
Milwen674/
Meliuhina672/
Melbyn671/
Miluin670/
Mällbin6212/
Melouen621/
Mlvn601/
Miliuhin573/
Miluhina571/
Milouhin571/
Miliuhina537/
Miluim502/
Milben501/

Melwin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melwin in the Hindi language
मेलविनmelavina-
Melwin in the Marathi language
मेलिवनmelivana44.44
मेलवीनmelavina26.67
मॅलवीनmelavina15.56
मेलिबनmelibana4.44
मेिmei4.44
मेलबीनmelabina2.22
मेळवीनmelavina2.22

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