Melzig Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Melzig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melzig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5501:146,37417,625
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Melzig Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Melzig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 533,524th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. Melzig is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Melzig live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 550 people, or 1 in 146,374. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Saxony, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany Melzig exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Melzig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melzig surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

Melzig earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.92% more than the national average, earning $70,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mälzig8312/
Melzik832/
Melzic831/
Moelsig772/
Melchig770/
Melcic6762/
Melzek6753/
Melcik6744/
Melsik672/
Mölsig671/

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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 Melzig
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