Melanšek Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Melanšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Melanšek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3111:7,9991,812
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Melansek (3) are calculated separately.

Melanšek Last Name Facts

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

Melanšek occurs most in Slovenia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Melansek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melanšek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melanšek is the 868,551st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. Melanšek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Melanšek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 7,999. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Savinja, where 66 percent reside, Carinthia, where 22 percent reside and Drava, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Slovenia Melanšek is found in one country. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melansek963/
Melanshek828/
Melanschek7813/
Melanchyk7147/
Melanscheg6725/
Milancik632/
Malancyk631/
Malansik631/
Milyanchik561/
Melionchik561/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Melanšek
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