Melzner Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Melzner Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Melzner, or Meltsner, is a dealer in malt and designates a brewer or malter.

Melzner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7331:109,83013,544
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Melzner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Melzner, or Meltsner, is a dealer in malt and designates a brewer or malter.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Melzner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melzner is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melzner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 424,982nd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Melzner reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Melzner is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 733 people, or 1 in 109,830. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 52 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany Melzner occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Melzner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melzner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melzner Last Name Statistics demography

Melzner earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meltzner93109/
Melczner9335/
Maelzner939/
Moeltzner8811/
Milzner8631/
Mölzner8622/
Mälzner8614/
Melcner8612/
Melxner863/
Melsner862/
Melznerová824/
Melchner80372/
Meltsner80126/
Möltzner8020/
Mölczner8012/
Melssner802/
Millzner801/
Melsnes7159/
Milsner7123/
Meljnir711/
Melsness67255/
Milchner6744/
Meltsnerová671/
Millsner671/
Milshner670/
Mylsne621/
Melsna621/
Milsne621/
Målsnes5762/
Milsnet576/
Millsnet5319/
Mlsna50476/

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