Melchiory Surname
Approximately 791 people bear this surname
Melchiory Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 789 | 1:67,100 | 7,079 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Melchiory (130) may also be a first name.
Melchiory Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melchiory Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melchiory occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Melchiory.
How Common Is The Last Name Melchiory? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melchiory is the 434,504th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,213,080 people. The surname Melchiory occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Melchiory are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Melchiory is also the 814,623rd most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 130 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 789 people, or 1 in 67,100. In Tanzania Melchiory is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 39 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 19 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 0 percent are found and Slovakia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melkchiory | 95 | 1 | / |
| Melchiori | 89 | 3,708 | / |
| Melchiore | 89 | 312 | / |
| Malchiory | 89 | 9 | / |
| Melchiorre | 84 | 4,695 | / |
| Melchiorri | 84 | 2,101 | / |
| Melchioris | 84 | 41 | / |
| Melckihory | 84 | 4 | / |
| Mielchiore | 84 | 1 | / |
| Melchiorie | 84 | 1 | / |
| Melkiory | 82 | 2,209 | / |
| Melchery | 82 | 2 | / |
| Melchiorett | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malchiori | 78 | 13 | / |
| Melchires | 78 | 9 | / |
| Melchoire | 78 | 7 | / |
| Melchiroi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Melchirre | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malchiore | 78 | 1 | / |
| Melchiari | 78 | 1 | / |
| Melchoirre | 74 | 5 | / |
| Malchiorri | 74 | 1 | / |
| Melkiori | 71 | 727 | / |
| Melkyory | 71 | 10 | / |
| Melkiore | 71 | 3 | / |
| Melchere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Milchery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melkhire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melcheri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milchira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melquiori | 67 | 3 | / |
| Melquiore | 67 | 2 | / |
| Milchiari | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melcheris | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Melchiory
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