Melchor Surname

7,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Melchor Surname User-submission:

(German, English) The surname Melchor means 'one who milked cows' or 'one who milked goats', 'seller of milk', or 'descendant of Melchior' (king of light). Discovered in Austria, the surname surfaced during medieval times, establishing itself as one of the prominent families in the region.

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Melchor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico43,2091:2,873410
Philippines7,3601:13,7551,466
United States6,3781:56,8306,764
Peru4,5691:6,9561,051
Spain2,8081:16,6501,885
Guatemala1,7491:9,1951,038
Colombia1,6161:29,5631,907
Venezuela8751:34,5192,001
Honduras6001:14,694747
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Argentina3891:109,8809,282
El Salvador2831:22,417976
Ecuador1861:85,5155,825
Panama1231:31,8071,824
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Cuba551:209,5044,357
France401:1,660,568152,033
Canada391:944,75971,777
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Chile331:533,83313,415
England281:1,989,93178,001
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Austria151:567,69652,281
Saint Lucia151:11,9191,145
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Bolivia141:758,3174,521
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Belize81:44,4342,498
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guam11:160,1214,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
East Timor11:1,215,928507
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Melchor (130,384) may also be a first name.

Melchor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German, English) The surname Melchor means 'one who milked cows' or 'one who milked goats', 'seller of milk', or 'descendant of Melchior' (king of light). Discovered in Austria, the surname surfaced during medieval times, establishing itself as one of the prominent families in the region. The word melchior means 'king of light' in Hebrew. It was the name of one of the biblical Wise Men or Kings (Kaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar). In the 15th century, Melchior gained popularity as a first name. By the 13th century, the surname became associated with significant social and economic changes, marking the territory as a key contributor to the nation's development.

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Melchor Last Name Facts

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

Melchor (Russian: Мелчор) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Melchor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melchor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melchor is the 7,980th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 102,463 people. Melchor occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Melchor reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Melchor is also the 8,000th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 130,384 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is held by 43,209 people, or 1 in 2,873. In Mexico it is most common in: Veracruz, where 19 percent live, México, where 15 percent live and Puebla, where 10 percent live. Outside of Mexico Melchor occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Melchor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melchor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,563 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melchor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melchor are 41.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melchor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,615 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $21,663,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.14% less than the national average, earning $37,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $47,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melchoir93152/
Melchore9316/
Mellchor9310/
Melchort933/
Melcor926/
Melchoire887/
Melchorre881/
Melcior8659/
Melchar8626/
Milchor8617/
Melkhor8616/
Malchor868/
Melshor861/
Melchur861/
Melcohr861/
Molchor861/
Melchoirre825/
Melchart80194/
Melchard8026/
Millchor803/
Malchoir802/
Malchoor801/
Melshore801/
Mielcorz801/
Melcar7726/
Meljor7710/
Melsor772/
Melzor772/
Mielczorz757/
Melchardt755/
Melchhart751/
Mealchart750/
Malchar71356/
Melgior7144/
Melcarz7123/
Melsior7120/
Meljord716/
Melljor711/
Milchar711/
Meltzor710/
Mielcarz671,443/
Milchard6797/
Meldjour671/
Mellgior671/
Mellesor671/
Milchart671/
Mellsore670/

Melchor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melchor in the Russian language
Мелчорmelcor-

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