Melgar Surname

5,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Melgar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melgar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras19,1081:461111
Bolivia18,4871:574118
El Salvador13,1411:48394
Guatemala11,1271:1,445256
Philippines9,1051:11,1191,083
Peru8,2821:3,838628
United States6,5231:55,5666,634
Mexico5,9181:20,9741,587
Spain5,5961:8,355996
Argentina2,5331:16,8751,467
Panama2,4011:1,629267
Ecuador1,3881:11,4601,836
Brazil9711:220,4688,543
Uruguay9611:3,571418
Colombia2891:165,3084,542
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Venezuela1921:157,3134,763
Canada1901:193,92419,047
France1461:454,95065,144
Belize1071:3,322665
Chile631:279,6278,218
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Australia331:818,05251,601
Nicaragua291:207,6242,574
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England171:3,277,533109,658
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway61:857,04855,549
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Melgar (1,380) may also be a first name.

Melgar Last Name Facts

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

Melgar is found in Honduras more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melgar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,284th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,017 people. Melgar is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Melgar reside; 43 percent reside in Central America and 43 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Melgar is also the 210,793rd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 1,380 people.

Melgar is most common in Honduras, where it is held by 19,108 people, or 1 in 461. In Honduras Melgar is mostly concentrated in: Cortés Department, where 27 percent are found, Lempira Department, where 21 percent are found and Copán Department, where 10 percent are found. Beside Honduras Melgar exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 17 percent are found and El Salvador, where 12 percent are found.

Melgar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melgar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melgar surname rose 326,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melgar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melgar last name are 44.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melgar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.65% less than the national average, earning 236,547 kr per year; in Peru they earn 16.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,604 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $24,323,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning $40,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.65% less than the national average, earning $38,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melgard92283/
Melgare9288/
Melghar923/
Melgart922/
Mellgar922/
Melgaar921/
Melngar921/
Melar91370/
Melgaard861,860/
Mellgard8627/
Melggard861/
Melare83685/
Melear83461/
Melard83376/
Milgar83225/
Melaur83216/
Metlar83200/
Meslar8381/
Melart8371/
Melair8333/
Hmelar8330/
Melgor8315/
Meliar834/
Melarp834/
Meylar833/
Melaar832/
Melhar832/
Meular832/
Mealar831/
Meilar831/
Melarz831/
Mielar830/
Mehlar830/
Mellgaard8022/
Mellingar801/
Meleard77332/
Meslard77220/
Meelarp77177/
Melaard77142/
Mlgaard77108/
Melhart77101/
Meliard7732/
Metlaar7730/
Milgard7729/
Hmelyar7720/
Meilard7719/
Meliare778/
Meslaar776/
Mettlar773/
Milgart773/
Mehlart772/
Mailgar771/
Milgare771/
Melghor771/
Meðelar771/
Mielarz771/
Melahar771/
Mehelar771/
Meillar770/
Melgord770/
Melaure770/
Metllar770/
Melaire770/
D'Melgaard751/
Milar732,681/
Melor73389/
Mylar73301/
Melár7313/
Mølgaard712,352/
Meillard71243/
Mehlhart71153/
Melhardt7185/
Mesleard7153/
Millgard7150/
Mölgaard7138/
Milgaard7131/
Meillear7115/
Mejlhart7114/
Melarová7113/
Millgart714/
Milågard712/
Meillaur711/
Melarova711/
Möllgard711/
Mealyard710/
Meliahar710/
Meilharr710/
Mihlar671,341/
Mealor671,156/
Mailar671,131/
Milard67786/
Milare67754/
Melore67401/
Meylor67351/
Melhor67332/
Milart67209/
Milyar67177/
Melior67164/
Miliar67163/
Möllgaard67150/
Møllgaard67135/
Mélard6781/
Melord6731/
Millgaard6725/
Milair6724/
Mehlhardt6718/
Milhar6715/
Meluor6715/
Mélart6714/
Mielor6712/
Hmelár6712/
Melort679/
Millingar677/
Moilar676/
Maylar676/
Milaur676/
Milaar675/
Meilor674/
Mylare673/
Milahr672/
Milear672/
Meloir672/
Muylar672/
Meslor672/
Melour672/
Milarz672/
Mislar671/
Metlor671/
Moylar671/
Miolar671/
Myslar671/
Mølgaaard671/
Mellengor670/
Mitlar670/
Mylard670/

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