Melchisedec Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Melchisedec Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Melchisedec (445) may also be a first name.
Melchisedec Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melchisedec Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melchisedec is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melchisedec? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Melchisedec occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Melchisedec reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Melchisedec is also the 406,288th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 445 people.
Melchisedec is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Melchisedec is mostly found in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Plateau, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melchisedech | 96 | 100 | / |
| Melchisedeck | 96 | 24 | / |
| Melchissedec | 96 | 1 | / |
| Melchisedek | 91 | 9 | / |
| Melchesedec | 91 | 1 | / |
| Melchicedec | 91 | 1 | / |
| Melchissedek | 87 | 1 | / |
| Melchishedic | 87 | 1 | / |
| Melkisedec | 86 | 2 | / |
| Melkhisedek | 82 | 11 | / |
| Melkisedeck | 82 | 7 | / |
| Melquisedec | 82 | 3 | / |
| Melkisedek | 76 | 112 | / |
| Melquicedec | 73 | 3 | / |
| Melquisedic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melquesedec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melquisedek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melkishedek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melkhisedekova | 72 | 5 | / |
| Melkisidek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Melquisedeque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melkhysedekova | 64 | 7 | / |
| Melquecedek | 64 | 1 | / |
| Melkessedek | 64 | 1 | / |
| Milquisedeque | 58 | 1 | / |
| Melquesedique | 58 | 1 | / |
| Melkisidik | 57 | 1 | / |
| Melkesidek | 57 | 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 Melchisedec
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis