Melby is used as a family name or surname in Norway. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Melby
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Norway
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Melby

How popular is Melby?

Melby is common in Norway.

Melby is ranked 82364 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Melbies grew by 9.299564 per cent to 2762 since 2000 and ranked 11411 after elevating 26 spots. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.26 96.72
Hispanic or Latino 2.1 1.46
Others 1.34 0.55
Black 0.87 0.87
Melby is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norway is ahead in terms of density. Around 5302 people have been found who wears Melby as their family name. Melby is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
32,086 Mexico3
18,625 Japan2
18,718 Thailand2
131,225 Spain2
24,269 Peru2
139,444 Brazil2
91,784 Netherlands2
9,498 Iceland1
14,373 Jordan1
17,575 Kuwait1
7,191 Afghanistan1
10,190 Bahrain1
40,340 Malaysia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
153,416 Italy1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
277,603 France1
15,705 Cameroon1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,219 England16
536,142 India13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
35,452 Canada92
10,581 Sweden87
Countries with hundreds of Melby:
39,199 Philippines258
3,269 Denmark182
Countries with thousands of Melby:
10,604 United States3,425
373 Norway1,193
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Melby Namesakes

  • Kjell Berge Melbybråten, Politician
  • Erik Melbye Brekke, Actor
  • Amanda Melby, Actor
  • John F. Melby, Playwright
  • Ragnhild Melby, Elwy Yost's wife
  • Rune Melby, Actor
  • Sherie Melby, Actress
  • Twanna Turner Melby, Ike Turner's daughter
  • Vilhelm Melbye, Anton Melbye's brother
  • Guri Melby, Norwegian Politician

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