Melcher Surname
Approximately 16,671 people bear this surname
Melcher Surname Definition:
(German, English) One who milked cows or goats; a seller of milk; descendant of Melchior (king of the light).
Read More About This SurnameMelcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,465 | 1:10,784 | 1,357 |
| United States | 6,652 | 1:54,489 | 6,505 |
| Austria | 836 | 1:10,186 | 1,362 |
| Hungary | 246 | 1:39,904 | 4,282 |
| Switzerland | 232 | 1:35,400 | 5,153 |
| Brazil | 216 | 1:991,085 | 35,129 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| Poland | 176 | 1:215,959 | 28,266 |
| Romania | 81 | 1:247,875 | 23,462 |
| Czechia | 77 | 1:138,097 | 21,749 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| Denmark | 46 | 1:122,711 | 11,225 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Norway | 42 | 1:122,435 | 16,038 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,134 | 1:44,285 | 5,136 |
Melcher (237) may also be a first name.
Melcher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, English) One who milked cows or goats; a seller of milk; descendant of Melchior (king of the light).
User-submitted Reference
A Spanish and Dutch variant of melchior, which means 'milk man'.
- bolddreamerMelchior means 'milk man'.
- jesdenmMelcher Demographics
Average Male Melcher Height
177.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Melcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melcher (Arabic: ملشر, Russian: Мельчер) is most common in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melcher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 31,987th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 437,139 people. Melcher occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Melcher reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 581,650th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 237 people.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 7,465 people, or 1 in 10,784. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.
Melcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Melcher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melcher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Melcher last name are 12.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Melcher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.98% more than the national average, earning 470,596 kr per year; in Peru they earn 156.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,777 per year; in South Africa they earn 304.85% more than the national average, earning R 962,088 per year; in United States they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $45,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.53% less than the national average, earning $42,962 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melcher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melcher in the Russian language | ||
| Мельчер | melcer | - |
| Melcher in the Arabic language | ||
| ملشر | mlshr | - |
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Melcher Reference & Research
Melcher/Melchoir FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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