Melchers Surname

155,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Melchers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melchers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4821:54,3227,054
Netherlands9011:18,7432,923
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
France871:763,48093,619
Canada781:472,37940,609
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Belgium181:638,70256,744
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
England151:3,714,537119,675
Austria141:608,24554,975
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Curaçao41:39,312638
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Melchers Last Name Facts

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

Melchers is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melchers? popularity and diffusion

Melchers is the 155,544th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,586,988 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Melchers are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Melchers is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,482 people, or 1 in 54,322. In Germany Melchers is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live. Beside Germany Melchers is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Melchers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melchers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melchers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melchers are 35.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melchers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12% more than the national average, earning $48,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.3% more than the national average, earning $65,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melcers935/
Milchers8887/
Malchers8821/
Mälchers8811/
Melchors885/
Melchars881/
Melchiors82588/
Melchoirs823/
Mellecers821/
Melgers80332/
Melkers8038/
Meltzers755/
Milkers6716/
Milzers672/
Mülkers671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melchers
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