Melco Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Melco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Melço (2) are calculated separately.

Melco (640) may also be a first name.

Melco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melco is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Melço. Click here for other possible spellings of Melco.

How Common Is The Last Name Melco? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,121,169th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Melco are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 328,833rd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 640 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 25 percent live, Iowa, where 21 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Melco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melco has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melco last name grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melco surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Melco earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.58% less than the national average, earning $32,113 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melço932/
Melcho9157/
Melcio9144/
Melcop9126/
Melcot9121/
Melcoz913/
Melcod911/
Meelco911/
Melcoch839/
Melcott834/
Melchoy832/
Melchoi831/
Melko801,988/
Melca80417/
Milco80141/
Melso80107/
Melzo8066/
Meljo8012/
Mlcko801/
Meglicco773/
Melchois770/
Mielko73565/
Mlcoch73187/
Melkko73184/
Melkoi7378/
Milcoy7363/
Melsio7354/
Mlecko7350/
Melsop7346/
Melkou7328/
Melcia7320/
Milcos7314/
Mehlko738/
Milcho736/
Melcha735/
Melkot734/
Mylcho733/
Melcas732/
Melzio731/
Maelca731/
Milcot731/
Mellca731/
Melcah731/
Melcau731/
Mlcoth731/
Melkoy731/
Milcko731/
Mlchgo730/
Meltschoh711/
Mellsop67288/
Mehlkop67145/
Mlczoch67104/
Meelkop6798/
Melsopp6741/
Milcois6727/
Melzoch6723/
Mlca6714/
Melcias6713/
Meltschoch6712/
Melchas679/
Mlecoch673/
Mellezo672/
Mlko672/
Mehelko672/
Meglica671/
Milcoch671/
Mleccko671/
Maelzio671/
Milcoit671/
Mlchoch671/
Melciad671/
Melscha670/

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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
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  • 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 Melco
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