Melchar Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Melchar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melchar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Melchar (22) may also be a first name.

Melchar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melchar is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melchar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Melchar reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

Melchar is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Melchar is primarily found in: Rhode Island, where 38 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 8 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Melchar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melchar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melchar surname increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melchar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melchar are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Melchar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 29.15% less than the national average, earning $16,084,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melchart93194/
Melchard9326/
Melchear930/
Melchair930/
Melcar9226/
Melchardt885/
Melchhart881/
Mealchart880/
Melchor8671,124/
Malchar86356/
Melcarz8623/
Melcohr861/
Milchar861/
Mielcarz801,443/
Malchair80428/
Melchoir80152/
Milchard8097/
Melchore8016/
Mellchor8010/
Melchort803/
Milchart801/
Melzar7777/
Milcar7771/
Melcor776/
Meljar774/
Melsar772/
Mielczarz7570/
Melchoire757/
M'Elkhair751/
Melchorre751/
Mielciarz751/
Milcarz711,019/
Melcior7159/
Melzard7136/
Milchor7117/
Melkhor7116/
Malchor718/
Meltsar718/
Melchoirre715/
Milczar711/
Melshor711/
Molchor711/
Maelzar711/
Millcar711/
Mlecarz711/
Meltzar711/
Melzgar710/
Melsard710/
Milczarz67144/
Mellezar6718/
Millchor673/
Malchoir672/
Melkheir672/
Miełcarz671/
Mielcorz671/
Melshore671/
Melkheyr671/
Malchoor671/
Melzeard670/

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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 Melchar
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