Melch Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Melch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1611:500,03442,738
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Melch (71) may also be a first name.

Melch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melch (Russian: Мелч) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melch is the 1,044,719th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name Melch is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Melch live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. Melch is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 71 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 500,034. In Germany Melch is most common in: Bavaria, where 84 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside and Berlin, where 6 percent reside. Barring Germany Melch exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Taiwan, where 4 percent reside.

Melch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melch are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the political party.

Melch earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.87% more than the national average, earning $61,215 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melche91194/
Melsch9110/
Meslch915/
Mielch912/
Melcht912/
Melchs910/
Meltch910/
Melc8972/
Mlch8942/
Mielsch83375/
Meglich83120/
Meltsch8368/
Meilech8353/
Mellech8336/
Muelsch834/
Mejlech831/
Mealech830/
Meilche830/
Milch80883/
Molch80183/
Melci80129/
Malch8088/
Melsh8065/
Melcz8046/
Mölch8015/
Melce808/
Melcs801/
Mielc801/
Mylch801/
Meglisch771/
Melleche771/
Mettlech771/
Mlc7510/
Mleche73213/
Milsch73177/
Mülsch7344/
Milche737/
Miltch731/
Mollch731/
Mahlch731/
Melcze731/
Meglitsch71104/
Mels671,954/
Melz671,522/
Möglich67431/
Milc67296/
Melč67179/
Miltsch6742/
Milzsch6732/
Miglich6732/
Mellekh6724/
Melcová6716/
Melš6714/
Meglicz6710/
Melx676/
Melcova675/
Meilekh675/
Meylekh672/
Mailech672/
Mühlsch672/
Hmlc671/
Mlhz671/
Millech671/
Melllsh671/
Mlec671/
Melj671/
Mmlc671/
Mlci671/
Mhlc671/
Mijlech670/
Milsche670/

Melch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melch in the Russian language
Мелчmelc-

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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 Melch
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