Melzer Surname

26,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Melzer Surname Definition:

(German) One who brews, a brewer; one who came from Meltz, in Germany.

Melzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,6541:5,143615
United States2,4511:147,88215,253
Austria4411:19,3093,000
Poland2261:168,18023,349
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Czechia1581:67,30011,292
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Australia1121:241,03322,440
France901:738,03091,686
Switzerland711:115,67511,889
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Paraguay401:180,9193,484
England381:1,466,26563,675
Honduras361:244,9012,461
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Norway201:257,11427,149
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Chile181:978,69319,774
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Melzer (79) may also be a first name.

Melzer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who brews, a brewer; one who came from Meltz, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Melzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melzer (Russian: Мельзер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Melzer.

How Common Is The Last Name Melzer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,868th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 364,487 people. The surname Melzer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Melzer are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 79 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 15,654 people, or 1 in 5,143. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Melzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melzer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melzer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melzer surname are 10.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melzer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 28.93% more than the national average, earning 446,201 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning R 300,072 per year; in United States they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $50,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.32% more than the national average, earning $57,789 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meltzer928,566/
Melczer92304/
Maelzer92208/
Moelzer9213/
Melzert9211/
Melszer925/
Melzger922/
Melhzer921/
Melzier921/
Meulzer920/
Melze9112/
Mlzer911/
Maeltzer8617/
Meltzier863/
Melttzer861/
Meldzere861/
Melzeard860/
Melcer831,519/
Mälzer83615/
Mölzer83358/
Melger83330/
Melser83322/
Milzer8376/
Meljer837/
Melzie833/
Mülzer832/
Melzet831/
Mielze831/
Melzerová80151/
Melzerova804/
Mlze803/
Melcher7716,671/
Meltser77789/
Melgert77271/
Melsert7790/
Melsher7744/
Melgerd7721/
Milzere7712/
Miltzer779/
Melcere772/
Mältzer772/
Millzer771/
Melgere771/
Melsser771/
Mehlser771/
Muelser770/
Moelser770/
Melzgey770/
Meltzerová7526/
Melczerová7516/
Meltzerova751/
Melczerova751/
Melzi734,288/
Melse732,852/
Melge73634/
Melza73116/
Melje7325/
Melce738/
Milze731/
Mlser731/
Melchert715,323/
Meltcher7143/
Melchere712/
Melchger712/
Miltzier711/
Melttser711/
Melchear710/
Melshert710/
Melscher710/
Melges67818/
Melche67194/
Melcea67131/
Melcerová6798/
Melced6781/
Melzzi6754/
Melsie6734/
Milger6730/
Melgey6727/
Melget6726/
Meljes6725/
Melcherth6720/
Milcer6717/
Milser6715/
Melset6711/
Mellse679/
Mljjer674/
Melsse674/
Meldje673/
Mlehze673/
Melzay672/
Melcey672/
Mölzerová672/
Melses672/
Meelge671/
Melseh671/
Melsey671/
Melzha671/
Mielse671/
Mleger671/
Mlezez671/
Meljet671/
Melschert671/
Melcerova671/
Melgie671/
Melzaa671/
Mlezie671/
Melces671/
Melchertt671/
Melzhi671/

Melzer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melzer in the Russian language
Мельзерmelzer-

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Melzer Reference & Research

Meltzer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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