Melca Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Albania

Melca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1571:644,82967,939
Mexico1261:985,12913,026
Italy1021:599,57555,635
Albania61:485,67618,535
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Melca (2,102) may also be a first name.

Melca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melca is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melca? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 704,927th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 38 percent of Melca are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 164,090th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 2,102 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 644,829. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 15 percent are found, Caraga, where 14 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines Melca is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 30 percent are found and Italy, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melcea91131/
Melcia9120/
Melcha915/
Melcas912/
Maelca911/
Mellca911/
Melcah911/
Melcau911/
Mlca8914/
Melcias8313/
Melchas839/
Melcaia833/
Meglica831/
Melciad831/
Melcahy830/
Melscha830/
Melchay830/
Melka8013,872/
Milca801,622/
Melsa80421/
Melci80129/
Melša80125/
Melza80116/
Melco8079/
Melja8018/
Melcy809/
Melce808/
Mlcsa801/
Melxa801/
Mlcat801/
Melschau7715/
Melchash774/
Meulcahy771/
Melcahey770/
Melchi731,867/
Melsha73215/
Melche73194/
Milcah73105/
Melchy7380/
Melsas7370/
Mielka7362/
Melcho7357/
Melkea7349/
Mellsa7347/
Melcio7344/
Melkai7339/
Melsay7332/
Maelsa7329/
Meltsa7327/
Melcop7326/
Melkau7323/
Melcot7321/
Melsia7318/
Melkay7317/
Mlecka7316/
Melgia7312/
Mlecha736/
Milcia736/
Melzas735/
Melkka734/
Milcas734/
Melcoz733/
Melsah733/
Melssa732/
Meljja732/
Mellka732/
Milcat732/
Melcie732/
Melzay732/
Melcey732/
Melkaj732/
Melsad731/
Meelco731/
Melsap731/
Melzha731/
Meldja731/
Muilca731/
Meltza731/
Melcky731/
Melcod731/
Melcze731/
Melzaa731/
Melzah731/
Mlchay730/
Mehlschau7177/
Melkaya671,098/
Melleza67361/
Melchio67325/
Melczer67304/
Meltsas67193/
Mlka67112/
Mielcke6796/
Mielkau6733/
Melzoch6723/
Melkaia6715/
Melcoch679/
Milchau677/
Melcott674/
Melcker673/
Muillca673/
Mellesa673/
Mlchaud672/
Mlča672/
Melchoy672/
Maelcki671/
Miellce671/
Mellssa671/
Melsaas671/
Muelkay671/
Milchea671/
Melceis671/
Melchoi671/
Meslkha671/
Mlci671/
Moehlka670/
Melcuhy670/
Mellsap670/
Milchay670/

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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 Melca
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