Melzian Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Melzian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melzian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany841:958,39866,883
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Melzian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melzian is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melzian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melzian is the 1,666,404th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Melzian occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Melzian are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 37 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 21 percent are found and Berlin, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Italy, where 2 percent are found.

Melzian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melzian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melzian last name rose 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melzian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melzian surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Melzian earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melziahn937/
Melzane8612/
Melgian863/
Melchian8017/
Melcan7782/
Melzén7752/
Melzen7751/
Meljan7743/
Melsan7742/
Milzan7725/
Melzon7712/
Melzam779/
Mehelsian751/
Melsion7150/
Melchan7123/
Mlezane719/
Meljain717/
Meljane714/
Melsión711/
Melsane711/
Melshan711/
Melción711/
Milgian711/
Mellsan710/
Melchane67428/
Melchion6713/
Melchyan6710/
Millgian672/
Mljan671/
Melssant671/
Mellesan671/
Milchian671/
Mlzen671/

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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 Melzian
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