Melchiors Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Aruba

Melchiors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melchiors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3171:675,31324,923
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
France61:11,070,454349,096
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Melchiors Last Name Facts

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

Melchiors is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melchiors? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 544,808th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Melchiors reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 675,313. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 52 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 28 percent are found and Mato Grosso, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Brazil Melchiors exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Melchiors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melchiors last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melchiors earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 84.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 3,056 per year and in United States they earn 47.02% more than the national average, earning $63,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melchioris9541/
Melchors945/
Melchires899/
Melchoirs893/
Melchers822,817/
Melchars821/
Melchris820/
Melcheris781/
Melcers755/
Milchers7187/
Malchers7121/
Mälchers7111/
Melich Reis701/
Mulchrous670/
Melgers63332/
Malocharis6315/
Meltzers595/
Moulay Chris571/
Milzers502/

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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 Melchiors
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