Melech Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Melech Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Hebrew melech (מלך), meaning 'king'.

Melech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1661:228,96829,641
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
France191:3,495,933219,029
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
England81:6,964,757184,742
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Melech (82) may also be a first name.

Melech Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Hebrew melech (מלך), meaning 'king'.

- binyamin

Melech Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melech (Russian: Мелеч) is found most frequently in Poland. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melech? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melech is the 577,768th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Melech are found; 33 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 33 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Melech is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 82 people.

This surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 228,968. Barring Poland it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Melech Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melech surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mielech92761/
Meilech9253/
Meslech9249/
Meleich9213/
Meleche926/
Melechì922/
Mejlech921/
Mealech920/
Meleh91271/
Melec91134/
Mmeleche8696/
Meleiche8616/
Meliesch862/
Mettlech861/
Mehleche861/
Melekh833,155/
Melich832,307/
Melesh83912/
Mielec83665/
Milech83602/
Malech83304/
Meloch83285/
Meleuh83197/
Melezh83154/
Melieh8396/
Meileh8386/
Melece8370/
Melach8320/
Melych835/
Mieleh834/
Meyleh831/
Meleph831/
Meuleh831/
Meleci831/
Melecz831/
Melehs831/
Molech830/
Mele8055,844/
Melechova8039/
Melechová8019/
Mesellech804/
Mehlich771,290/
Mieloch771,010/
Mielich77546/
Metlich77252/
Moelich77188/
Meilach77107/
Melisch7786/
Mielach7776/
Melehes7755/
Meilich7740/
Meliche7739/
Meelich7733/
Meylach779/
Meleish775/
Maelich775/
Meilekh775/
Melitch775/
Maleich774/
Mehloch774/
Meslehy774/
Meslich773/
Meylekh772/
Mailech772/
Meylich772/
Meilehs772/
M'Eyleh771/
Mallech771/
Meiloch771/
Mejlich771/
Meleher771/
Hmielec771/
Mileche771/
Mielieh771/
Meilehh771/
Meilesh771/
Mijlech770/
Meles7325,755/
Miele7316,218/
Meler733,346/
Melih733,139/
Melet732,723/
Meile732,205/
Mehle731,612/
Meale73984/
Meleu73690/
Melge73634/
Milec73598/
Meley73531/
Meyle73454/
Melhi73443/
Melez73436/
Mgele73356/
Meled73342/
Mesle73341/
Melie73271/
Melei73268/
Mhele73226/
Melic73213/
Meleş73200/
Melea73168/
Mileh73155/
Mmele73153/
Meule73137/
Melej73116/
Melee7391/
'Mele7385/
Melep7380/
Meele7360/
Metle7352/
Melex7347/
Meleš7335/
Meløe7327/
Melje7325/
Myleh737/
Melhe736/
Melhy736/
Meleň734/
Mejle732/
Meleć731/
Meleï731/
Mélec731/
Miehlich71147/
Melehova71142/
Mehelich71130/
Mielisch7182/
Mehlisch7168/
Mettlich7116/
Meislich7111/
Melecová716/
Moehlich715/
Malehych714/
Meletshe712/
M'Ailech711/
M'Aylech711/
Methlesh711/
Meitlich711/
Meulloch711/
Melecova711/
Maehlich711/
Mehelych711/
Melitsch710/
Meilisch710/
Melese67162,964/
Mieles6713,155/
Malich677,676/
Mettle675,218/
Meless673,529/
Mealey673,148/
Meiler672,520/
Milich672,205/
Mealer671,663/
Melise671,621/
Meyler671,502/
Meletz671,479/
Meslet671,454/
Mesley671,338/
Mesler671,325/
Malach671,295/
Miehle671,285/
Miloch671,131/
Melish671,086/
Metler67898/
Melges67818/
Melikh67815/
Meeler67718/
Melichová67692/
Meslhy67616/
Maloch67487/
Mmetle67393/
Moyleh67374/
Melykh67327/
Mehlei67305/
Meulle67292/
Melies67286/
Moloch67270/
Melice67268/
Milach67252/
Melaih67239/
Meeley67229/
Melysh67216/
Meille67192/
Metlhe67161/
Melets67147/
Meuley67143/
Melici6790/
Mölich6784/
Melher6783/
Mealet6781/
Meleas6778/
Mehles6776/
Molich6774/
Mgelle6769/
Meeles6764/
Mylych6764/
Melicz6762/
Metlej6757/
Meyleu6757/
Meilie6756/
Meuleu6754/
Mehlep6754/
Mealie6753/
Meelei6752/
Melics6752/
Meilei6751/
Meyles6748/
Melesz6747/
Meleus6742/
Meledj6741/
Mehley6740/
Meiley6736/
Melead6736/
Meleis6736/
Molach6736/
Melichova6734/
Mileci6734/
Melhai6734/
Milesh6733/
Meales6731/
Miehlisch6730/
Melgey6727/
Meehle6726/
Milecz6726/
Meisle6723/
Mealle6722/
Mèlich6718/
Meleer6717/
Measle6716/
Meilih6715/
Meleip6715/
Mileac6712/
Meleshova6712/
Melhes6712/
Maileh6711/
Moileh6711/
Mylich6711/
Mielez6711/
Meiled679/
Melett679/
Metley679/
Myloch679/
Myleha679/
Meelee678/
Mealea678/
Melihe678/
Meulie678/
Mejløe678/
Meitle677/
Meilee676/
Meiles676/
Metles676/
Milych675/
Melhaa675/
Meileu675/
Meetle675/
Melhui675/
Melihs674/
Meliea674/
Mejler674/
Mylach674/
Melahy674/
Hmelic673/
Melhis673/
Mielhe673/
Mesles673/
Melhay673/
Milezh672/
Melizh672/
Miletc672/
Meelet672/
Mieley672/
Methle672/
Melest672/
Meslhi672/
Mileuh672/
Melțer672/
Mélich672/
Meules672/
Melhet672/
Mealex671/
Meelge671/
Meelhi671/
Mielea671/
Mielei671/
Mielie671/
Metlep671/
Meuhle671/
Meyley671/
Meylih671/
Mehled671/
Mehlie671/
Meilea671/
Meslih671/
Meledt671/
Meleed671/
Melees671/
Meleet671/
Meleez671/
Meleys671/
Melhaj671/
Melhee671/
Melhiy671/
Meatle671/
Meylie671/
Metlet671/
Melije671/
Meleep671/
Majleh671/
Malích671/
Meléth671/
Meliht671/
Melehhova671/
Mejlic671/
Mälich671/
'M'Ele671/
Majlec671/
Mhlehi671/
Mhehle671/
Mejled671/
Mmeles671/
Meelih671/
Meilhe671/
Meluyh671/
Meslhe671/
Meylei670/
Myleah670/
Mehlic670/
Meihle670/
Meilet670/
Meglie670/
Metlee670/
Meulea670/

Melech Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melech in the Russian language
Мелечmelec-

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