Melchior Surname
Approximately 21,673 people bear this surname
Melchior Surname User-submission:
Melchior means 'milk man'.
Melchior Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 8,774 | 1:1,117 | 317 |
| Germany | 3,035 | 1:26,526 | 3,503 |
| Brazil | 2,300 | 1:93,076 | 3,513 |
| United States | 1,943 | 1:186,546 | 18,552 |
| France | 1,244 | 1:53,394 | 7,031 |
| Argentina | 631 | 1:67,739 | 5,787 |
| Belgium | 570 | 1:20,170 | 3,118 |
| Italy | 531 | 1:115,173 | 19,128 |
| Denmark | 363 | 1:15,550 | 1,517 |
| Tanzania | 279 | 1:189,755 | 16,339 |
| Luxembourg | 279 | 1:2,081 | 230 |
| Netherlands | 249 | 1:67,820 | 11,570 |
| Canada | 210 | 1:175,455 | 17,539 |
| Switzerland | 170 | 1:48,311 | 6,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 160 | 1:50,961 | 6,394 |
| Poland | 147 | 1:258,563 | 32,318 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Austria | 126 | 1:67,583 | 10,403 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Israel | 67 | 1:127,726 | 13,864 |
| Sweden | 56 | 1:175,835 | 12,146 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 15 | 1:7,358 | 1,106 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 240 | 1:209,245 | 18,018 |
Melchior (6,367) may also be a first name.
Melchior Surname Meaning
Melchior Demographics
Average Melchior Salary in
United States
$50,403 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melchior Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melchior Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melchior (Marathi: मेलिकओर, Russian: Мельчиор) is more commonly found in Burundi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melchior.
How Common Is The Last Name Melchior? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melchior is the 24,903rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 336,250 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Melchior reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Melchior is also the 82,477th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 6,367 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Burundi, where it is held by 8,774 people, or 1 in 1,117. Beside Burundi it is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.
Melchior Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Melchior has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melchior surname grew 810 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melchior Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Melchior are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.92% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Melchior earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning 395,644 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.81% more than the national average, earning $50,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $52,030 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melchiore | 94 | 312 | / |
| Melchiort | 94 | 6 | / |
| Melchiorr | 94 | 1 | / |
| Melchir | 93 | 4 | / |
| Melchiorre | 89 | 4,695 | / |
| Melchoir | 88 | 152 | / |
| Melkhior | 88 | 48 | / |
| Milchior | 88 | 28 | / |
| Melckior | 88 | 8 | / |
| Melchiar | 88 | 5 | / |
| Melchier | 88 | 4 | / |
| Malchior | 88 | 4 | / |
| Molchior | 88 | 3 | / |
| Melcheor | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mälchior | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mölchior | 88 | 1 | / |
| Melchair | 88 | 0 | / |
| Melchiorová | 84 | 2 | / |
| Melchiard | 82 | 12 | / |
| Melchoire | 82 | 7 | / |
| Melchirre | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melcher | 80 | 16,671 | / |
| Melkior | 80 | 567 | / |
| Meljior | 80 | 9 | / |
| Melkhir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Melcjor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melchoirre | 78 | 5 | / |
| Melchert | 75 | 5,323 | / |
| Meltcher | 75 | 43 | / |
| Melquior | 75 | 38 | / |
| Melkhiar | 75 | 13 | / |
| Melkiore | 75 | 3 | / |
| Melchger | 75 | 2 | / |
| Melkheir | 75 | 2 | / |
| Melchere | 75 | 2 | / |
| Melkhire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melchear | 75 | 0 | / |
| Malcheor | 75 | 0 | / |
| Melchiarová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Melcer | 71 | 1,519 | / |
| Melcherth | 71 | 20 | / |
| Melquiore | 71 | 2 | / |
| Melchertt | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Elkhair | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mellecher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melkher | 67 | 334 | / |
| Melczer | 67 | 304 | / |
| Milcher | 67 | 128 | / |
| Melcherová | 67 | 100 | / |
| Mölcher | 67 | 25 | / |
| Milkior | 67 | 3 | / |
| Melcherova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miljior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melzier | 67 | 1 | / |
Melchior Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melchior in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलिकओर | melika'ora | - |
| Melchior in the Russian language | ||
| Мельчиор | melcior | - |
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