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

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

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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