Melech Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Melech Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the Hebrew melech (מלך), meaning 'king'.
Melech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 166 | 1:228,968 | 29,641 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| Brazil | 94 | 1:2,277,387 | 70,617 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Melech (82) may also be a first name.
Melech Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the Hebrew melech (מלך), meaning 'king'.
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Average Melech Salary in
United States
$45,783 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melech Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melech (Russian: Мелеч) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Melech.
How Common Is The Last Name Melech? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 577,768th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. Melech occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Melech live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Melech is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 82 people.
The surname Melech is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 228,968. Beside Poland this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 17 percent are found.
Melech Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Melech surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.
The amount Melech earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $45,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $54,165 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melech Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melech in the Russian language | ||
| Мелеч | melec | - |
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