Melgares Surname

192,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Melgares Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melgares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5211:89,7357,546
Bolivia4381:24,2381,826
El Salvador3321:19,108908
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Honduras2191:40,2581,138
Argentina1421:301,01024,024
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Uruguay741:46,3755,218
Cuba581:198,6684,225
France371:1,795,209158,669
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Melgares Last Name Facts

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

Melgares is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Melgares click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melgares? popularity and diffusion

Melgares is the 192,671st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,335,261 people. The surname Melgares is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Melgares are found; 34 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The surname Melgares is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 521 people, or 1 in 89,735. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 38 percent are found, Madrid, where 22 percent are found and Catalonia, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Spain Melgares is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 20 percent are found and El Salvador, where 15 percent are found.

Melgares Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melgares has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melgares last name expanded 11,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melgares Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melgares surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.05% registered with the political party.

Melgares earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,243 USD per year.

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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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