Melcher Surname

31,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Melcher Surname Definition:

(German, English) One who milked cows or goats; a seller of milk; descendant of Melchior (king of the light).

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Melcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,4651:10,7841,357
United States6,6521:54,4896,505
Austria8361:10,1861,362
Hungary2461:39,9044,282
Switzerland2321:35,4005,153
Brazil2161:991,08535,129
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Poland1761:215,95928,266
Romania811:247,87523,462
Czechia771:138,09721,749
France771:862,633101,453
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Denmark461:122,71111,225
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Norway421:122,43516,038
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Chile301:587,21614,299
England281:1,989,93178,001
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1341:44,2855,136

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish and Dutch variant of melchior, which means 'milk man'.

- bolddreamer

Melchior means 'milk man'.

- jesdenm

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melchert935,323/
Meltcher9343/
Melchier934/
Melchere932/
Melchger932/
Melchear930/
Melscher930/
Melcer921,519/
Melche92194/
Melcherth8820/
Mellecher881/
Melschert881/
Melchertt881/
Malcher866,174/
Melkher86334/
Melczer86304/
Melches86166/
Milcher86128/
Molcher8674/
Melsher8644/
Mielche8632/
Mölcher8625/
Melchet8616/
Melchie8610/
Melchez8610/
Melchir864/
Melcker863/
Melcere862/
Melhzer861/
Meilche860/
Melce838/
Melcherová82100/
Melcherova821/
Melchior8021,673/
Milchert80399/
Melchoir80152/
Melkhert8058/
Melchett806/
Melkhier804/
Malchier804/
Melkheir802/
Melkheyr801/
Milcherd801/
Melleche801/
Melchair800/
Melchest800/
Melshert800/
Melcahey800/
Melzer7719,994/
Melchi771,867/
Melker77555/
Melger77330/
Melser77322/
Mleche77213/
Melcea77131/
Melced7781/
Melchy7780/
Milcer7717/
Meljer777/
Milche777/
Melcha775/
Melcey772/
Melces771/
Melcerová7598/
Milchherr7516/
Melchoire757/
Melchiorr751/
Melchirre751/
Melcerova751/
Milcherdt751/
Meltzer718,566/
Meltser71789/
Moelker71602/
Melchio71325/
Meelker71311/
Melgert71271/
Maelzer71208/
Melsert7190/
Muelker7168/
Milkher7135/
Melgerd7121/
Melchis7119/
Mielker7118/
Melczerová7116/
Melkere7115/
Moelzer7113/
Melzert7111/
Melszer715/
Melchoirre715/
Melschi715/
Melchoa714/
Melsherova713/
Milsher713/
Melzger712/
Melkhir712/
Melchoy712/
Milltscher711/
Milcherová711/
Miellce711/
Melgere711/
Melshir711/
Melsich711/
Melzier711/
Milchea711/
Melsser711/
Milched711/
Melceis711/
Malchär711/
Milcerz711/
Milches711/
Milchez711/
Milcker711/
Melkier711/
Melchoi711/
Melczerova711/
Mehlser711/
Melshie711/
Mylkher711/
Melchid711/
Mlsheer711/
Muelser710/
Melcuhy710/
Meulzer710/
Melcahy710/
Moelser710/
Milchie710/
Melscha710/
Melchay710/
Milsche710/
Melse672,852/
Melge67634/
Malchair67428/
Milce67158/
Melci67129/
Milkhert6780/
Melkhior6748/
Mellåker6748/
Milchior6728/
Melje6725/
Maeltzer6717/
Melze6712/
Melcy679/
Melckior678/
Meltzier673/
Malchoir672/
Milleche671/
Milcahey671/
Melttser671/
Mylcahey671/
Mlser671/
M'Lkheir671/
Melttzer671/
Mälchior671/
Mölchior671/
Mlzer671/
Melkhire671/
Moelkhir671/
Mylkhert671/
Muellker671/
Melchois670/
Melzeard670/

Melcher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melcher in the Russian language
Мельчерmelcer-
Melcher in the Arabic language
ملشرmlshr-

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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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