Melchol Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Melchol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melchol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Melchol (16) may also be a first name.

Melchol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melchol occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melchol? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melchol is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Melchol live; 69 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Melchol is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 6 percent are found.

Melchol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melchol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melchol last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meltchol931/
Melciol862/
Mletchol806/
Melsol776/
Melcal770/
Melciolle751/
Malchal714/
Molchal713/
Malchall671/
Melshall670/
Milsol622/
Melzal620/
Milkhal571/
Milsole570/
Mlčal5023/

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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 Melchol
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