Last Name MELVIN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MELVIN is ranked as the 1527th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 26,007.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 8.16 people named MELVIN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 88% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MELVIN is 23,065, the rank is 1,679 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MELVIN is 7.24.

Last Names MELVIN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 26,007 +/-2.2%
  • National Rank 1,527
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 8.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 23,065
  • National Rank 1,679
  • Proportion/100k 7.24

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MELVIN is 69.4% White, 1.3% Hispanic origin, 27.0% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MELVIN have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MELVIN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MELVIN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.4% 63.9% 5.5%
Hispanic origin 1.3% 16.3% -15.0%
Black 27.0% 12.3% 14.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MELVIN is North Carolina where 2,510 people have this name.
  • Delaware is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MELVIN, as 44.1 in every 100,000 Delawareans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Delaware is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Utah (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names MELVIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,150 8.93 99.4% Indiana 560 8.5 98.4% Iowa 212 6.81 97.1% Kansas 253 8.72 97.0% Michigan 704 7.1 99.1% Minnesota 168 3.08 96.1% Missouri 445 14.88 96.8% Nebraska 151 8.03 95.9% North Dakota 32 4.35 75.9% Ohio 1,010 8.71 99.1% South Dakota 71 8.29 90.2% Wisconsin 342 5.93 98.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MELVIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,150 8.93 99.4%
Indiana 560 8.5 98.4%
Iowa 212 6.81 97.1%
Kansas 253 8.72 97.0%
Michigan 704 7.1 99.1%
Minnesota 168 3.08 96.1%
Missouri 445 14.88 96.8%
Nebraska 151 8.03 95.9%
North Dakota 32 4.35 75.9%
Ohio 1,010 8.71 99.1%
South Dakota 71 8.29 90.2%
Wisconsin 342 5.93 98.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names MELVIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 85.4% Arizona 474 7.04 98.5% California 1,765 4.55 99.3% Colorado 304 5.67 98.0% Hawaii 66 4.67 92.9% Idaho 70 4.3 90.7% Montana 39 3.83 85.9% Nevada 138 4.85 96.2% New Mexico 167 8.03 96.0% Oregon 183 4.6 96.4% Utah 75 2.53 88.0% Washington 395 5.59 98.5% Wyoming 112 19.16 96.3%

West States
State stats for the first name MELVIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 85.4%
Arizona 474 7.04 98.5%
California 1,765 4.55 99.3%
Colorado 304 5.67 98.0%
Hawaii 66 4.67 92.9%
Idaho 70 4.3 90.7%
Montana 39 3.83 85.9%
Nevada 138 4.85 96.2%
New Mexico 167 8.03 96.0%
Oregon 183 4.6 96.4%
Utah 75 2.53 88.0%
Washington 395 5.59 98.5%
Wyoming 112 19.16 96.3%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MELVIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 138 3.84 96.1% Maine 122 9.19 93.0% Massachusetts 523 7.75 98.2% New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.3% New Jersey 730 8.16 99.1% New York 964 4.88 99.1% Pennsylvania 856 6.7 99.0% Rhode Island 36 3.46 83.3% Vermont 59 9.38 93.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MELVIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 138 3.84 96.1%
Maine 122 9.19 93.0%
Massachusetts 523 7.75 98.2%
New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.3%
New Jersey 730 8.16 99.1%
New York 964 4.88 99.1%
Pennsylvania 856 6.7 99.0%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 83.3%
Vermont 59 9.38 93.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names MELVIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 707 14.57 97.9% Arkansas 256 8.64 96.1% Delaware 413 44.1 99.5% Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 96.3% Florida 2,180 10.96 99.7% Georgia 1,184 11.73 99.0% Kentucky 499 11.31 97.3% Louisiana 409 8.79 96.9% Maryland 840 14.06 99.3% Mississippi 445 14.88 96.8% North Carolina 2,510 25.24 99.6% Oklahoma 328 8.45 96.9% South Carolina 444 9.19 97.7% Tennessee 511 7.8 97.7% Texas 1,343 4.98 98.9% Virginia 1,028 12.34 99.1% West Virginia 100 5.41 89.7%

South States
State stats for the first name MELVIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 707 14.57 97.9%
Arkansas 256 8.64 96.1%
Delaware 413 44.1 99.5%
Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 96.3%
Florida 2,180 10.96 99.7%
Georgia 1,184 11.73 99.0%
Kentucky 499 11.31 97.3%
Louisiana 409 8.79 96.9%
Maryland 840 14.06 99.3%
Mississippi 445 14.88 96.8%
North Carolina 2,510 25.24 99.6%
Oklahoma 328 8.45 96.9%
South Carolina 444 9.19 97.7%
Tennessee 511 7.8 97.7%
Texas 1,343 4.98 98.9%
Virginia 1,028 12.34 99.1%
West Virginia 100 5.41 89.7%
 

Full Names with MELVIN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MELVIN as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MELVIN.

The most popular full name is James MELVIN. 2.59% of all the people named MELVIN have this given name.

There are 1483 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MELVIN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James MELVIN 2.59%
2 Michael MELVIN 1.54%
3 Robert MELVIN 1.54%
4 John MELVIN 1.50%
5 David MELVIN 1.36%
6 William MELVIN 1.27%
7 Mary MELVIN 1.11%
8 Charles MELVIN 0.98%
9 Joseph MELVIN 0.77%
10 Barbara MELVIN 0.75%
11 Thomas MELVIN 0.73%
12 Patricia MELVIN 0.70%
13 Daniel MELVIN 0.68%
14 Donald MELVIN 0.59%
15 Richard MELVIN 0.59%
16 Margaret MELVIN 0.57%
17 Christopher MELVIN 0.55%
18 Gary MELVIN 0.55%
19 Betty MELVIN 0.54%
20 Edward MELVIN 0.54%

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