Melchior Surname

24,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Melchior Surname User-submission:

Melchior means 'milk man'.

Melchior Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi8,7741:1,117317
Germany3,0351:26,5263,503
Brazil2,3001:93,0763,513
United States1,9431:186,54618,552
France1,2441:53,3947,031
Argentina6311:67,7395,787
Belgium5701:20,1703,118
Italy5311:115,17319,128
Denmark3631:15,5501,517
Tanzania2791:189,75516,339
Luxembourg2791:2,081230
Netherlands2491:67,82011,570
Canada2101:175,45517,539
Switzerland1701:48,3116,479
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
Poland1471:258,56332,318
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Austria1261:67,58310,403
England1081:515,90832,533
Israel671:127,72613,864
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Norway321:160,69619,635
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
India111:69,733,217610,955
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales81:386,81619,671
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales91:174,2686,522
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:209,24518,018

Melchior (6,367) may also be a first name.

Melchior Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Melchior means 'milk man'.

- jesdenm

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

Melchior Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melchior in the Marathi language
मेलिकओरmelika'ora-
Melchior in the Russian language
Мельчиорmelcior-

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