Melwitz Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Melwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Melwitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melwitz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Melwitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Melwitz reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 47 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent are found and Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellwitz9317/
Mehlwitz938/
Muehlwitz881/
Mühlwitz8022/
Möllwitz8012/
Milwiz771/
Milwicz71232/
Mölbitz7154/
Melwich7136/
Milbitz7118/
Mlewicz711/
Milwitsch638/
Millwitsch591/
Milwich5731/
Millwich530/

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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 Melwitz
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