Amelko Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Amelko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amelko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1111:18,4692,763
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Belarus531:179,26523,543
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Amelko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amelko (Russian: Амелько) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Amelko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,009,375th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Amelko are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most numerous in Latvia, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 18,469. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Latgale, where 64 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 32 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Latvia Amelko occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent live and Belarus, where 21 percent live.

Amelko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (63%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Belarus.

Amelko earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamelko9232/
Amielko9225/
Omelko83741/
Amelco83466/
Emelko8379/
Amelka8340/
Amilko832/
Homelko7799/
Gomelko7789/
Hamilko7781/
Hamelka7757/
Hamylko774/
Gamilko773/
Amelkad771/
Gamełko771/
Amlka731/
Omelka67398/
Amilka67283/
Omelco6722/
Emelka6714/
Omełko676/
Emilko673/
Amlkat671/
Omylko671/

Amelko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amelko in the Russian language
Амелькоamelko-

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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 Amelko
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