van Melle Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Melle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Melle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2351:71,86012,217
France1591:417,75360,954
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
United States161:22,653,683662,747
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Austria101:851,54467,454
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

van Melle Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Melle has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Melle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 551,387th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. The surname van Melle occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of van Melle live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname van Melle is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 71,860. In The Netherlands van Melle is most numerous in: North Holland, where 25 percent live, North Brabant, where 17 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in France, where 27 percent live and Belgium, where 18 percent live.

van Melle Last Name Statistics demography

van Melle earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.42% more than the national average, earning $65,788 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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