Melgarejo Surname

6,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Paraguay
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Melgarejo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melgarejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Paraguay24,2851:29869
Peru17,4891:1,817302
Argentina11,7551:3,636443
Mexico10,4531:11,8751,133
Colombia4,8241:9,9031,049
Chile3,0811:5,718676
Spain3,0371:15,3941,748
United States1,6751:216,39321,060
Bolivia1,6311:6,509827
Brazil1,5681:136,5275,214
Philippines1,5191:66,64811,400
Uruguay1,1321:3,032358
Venezuela9971:30,2951,849
Ecuador4271:37,2504,121
Panama3691:10,602934
Cuba3571:32,2771,610
Dominican Republic2771:37,6642,069
Guatemala1731:92,9632,853
Canada651:566,85547,218
France281:2,372,240182,981
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Melgarejo (36) may also be a first name.

Melgarejo Last Name Facts

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

Melgarejo is most common in Paraguay. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melgarejo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,624th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,440 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Melgarejo live; 79 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Paraguayan South America. It is also the 1,717,090th most common given name at a global level It is held by 36 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Paraguay, where it is held by 24,285 people, or 1 in 298. In Paraguay it is mostly concentrated in: Central Department, where 27 percent are found, Alto Paraná Department, where 15 percent are found and Asunción, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Paraguay it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Melgarejo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melgarejo last name are 43.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.64% registered with the party.

The amount Melgarejo earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 14.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,654 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $21,288,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.52% less than the national average, earning $36,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $50,518 CAD per year.

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