Melz Surname

258,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Melz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil6391:335,01512,884
Germany5871:137,14716,665
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Austria231:370,23639,193
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Melz (35) may also be a first name.

Melz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melz (Russian: Мелз) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 258,507th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,788,138 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Melz are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 42 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,744,716th most common forename worldwide It is held by 35 people.

The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 639 people, or 1 in 335,015. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Santa Catarina, where 48 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 31 percent are found and Mato Grosso, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Melz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melz last name rose 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melz surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Melz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.87% more than the national average, earning 404,479 kr per year; in United States they earn 29% more than the national average, earning $55,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.78% less than the national average, earning $36,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meltz891,080/
Melcz8946/
Maelz8921/
Melze8912/
Mielz895/
Mellz891/
Mlz861/
Mellez802/
Melcze801/
Meltsz801/
Moeltz800/
Milz754,785/
Mels751,954/
Melč75179/
Melc7572/
Melš7514/
Melx756/
Mlze753/
Mhlz752/
Mlzs752/
Mylz752/
Mltz752/
Mölz752/
Mälz752/
Mlzt751/
Mlsz751/
Mlhz751/
Meglicz7310/
Meheltz735/
Melse672,852/
Mells67729/
Miltz67723/
Millz67593/
Mehls67452/
Miels67361/
Milcz67326/
Melts67259/
Melch67240/
Melås67158/
Melci67129/
Meels67124/
Melsh6765/
Maels6750/
Melje6725/
Mlecz6719/
Moels6711/
Melce678/
Milze671/
Muels671/
Hmels671/
Mmels671/
Mlzph671/
Melsø671/
Melcs671/
Melsd671/
Mlczz671/
Mielc671/

Melz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melz in the Russian language
Мелзmelz-

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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 Melz
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