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

Melwin (Hindi: मेलविन, Marathi: मेलिवन) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,620,164th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Melwin is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Melwin live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 131,587th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 3,020 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 22 percent are found, Karnataka, where 20 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 18 percent are found. Not including India it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 24 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Melwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melwin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melwin last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melwin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Melwin surname is predominantly 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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  • 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 Melwin
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