Melchizedek Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Melchizedek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Melchizedek (1,348) may also be a first name.
Melchizedek Demographics
Average Melchizedek Salary in
United States
$25,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melchizedek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melchizedek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melchizedek occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melchizedek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,727,723rd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Melchizedek reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 213,757th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 1,348 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 28 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent live and Ogun, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.
Melchizedek Last Name Statistics demography
Melchizedek earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.32% less than the national average, earning $25,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melchizedeck | 96 | 4 | / |
| Melchizedeki | 96 | 1 | / |
| Melchzedek | 95 | 1 | / |
| Melchisedek | 91 | 9 | / |
| Melchizedec | 91 | 5 | / |
| Melchisedeck | 87 | 24 | / |
| Melchezedeck | 87 | 4 | / |
| Melchicedec | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melchezedec | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melchzadeck | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melchzedick | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melchicédec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Malchesideck | 70 | 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 Melchizedek
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