Melck Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Melck Surname Definition:

(1) Nickname for Melchior. (2) Also place name in Austria.

Melck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2281:237,62224,428
England261:2,143,00282,017
France211:3,162,987209,042
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Melck (134) may also be a first name.

Melck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Nickname for Melchior. (2) Also place name in Austria.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Melck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melck is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 908,336th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Melck live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Melck is also the 800,975th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 134 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 237,622. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 59 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa Melck occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Melck Last Name Statistics demography

Melck earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.66% more than the national average, earning R 405,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mielck9179/
Moelck916/
Maelck912/
Melk892,225/
Melc8972/
Melke8010,441/
Mölck80182/
Moelk80108/
Mielk8045/
Mellk8033/
Milck8028/
Mälck8015/
Mølck809/
Melkk804/
Melcs801/
Meelk801/
Mielc801/
Melcková771/
Mlk75967/
Mlc7510/
Milcke7366/
Mählck739/
Millck734/
Milcks733/
Mehlke731/
Mellke731/
Melkova673,419/
Milk671,819/
Melková67594/
Milc67296/
Mölk67247/
Mlek67142/
Mälk67108/
Mlkh6795/
Mülk6790/
Melg6719/
Melcová6716/
Mylk6710/
Melx676/
Melcova675/
Hmlk673/
Mlkq672/
Mlec671/
Mmlk671/
Mlkk671/
Mlkp671/
Mllk671/
Mmlc671/
Hmlc671/
Mhlc671/
Mlcq671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melck
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