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.

DNA test information

Melwitz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 surname Melwitz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melwitz is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Melwitz live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Melwitz is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Melwitz is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 47 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent reside and Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • 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 Melwitz
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