Melchinger Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Melchinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melchinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1551:519,39043,831
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Austria101:851,54467,454
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Melchinger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melchinger is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melchinger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,248,410th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Melchinger reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 519,390. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 87 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside and Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.

Melchinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melchinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melchinger last name rose 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melchinger Last Name Statistics demography

Melchinger earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milchiger846/
Melzinger844/
Melsinger842/
Milzhinger800/
Melgiger781/
Mlchener781/
Meltzheiner760/
Mielziner7431/
Mühlsinger7024/
Melzener6763/
Melsinga679/
Millechener671/

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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 Melchinger
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