Melich Surname
Approximately 2,307 people bear this surname
Melich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 549 | 1:85,159 | 7,245 |
| Slovakia | 514 | 1:10,382 | 1,233 |
| Czechia | 330 | 1:32,223 | 5,241 |
| Poland | 280 | 1:135,746 | 19,731 |
| United States | 199 | 1:1,821,402 | 119,204 |
| Hungary | 155 | 1:63,331 | 6,555 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
The alternate forms: Mèlich (18) & Mélich (2) are calculated separately.
Melich (18) may also be a first name.
Melich Demographics
Average Melich Salary in
United States
$51,735 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melich Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melich (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻴﺶ, Marathi: मेळीचाने, Russian: Мелич) is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mèlich or Mélich. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melich? popularity and diffusion
Melich is the 183,996th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,158,884 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Melich are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Melich is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 18 people.
Melich is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 85,159. In Spain it is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 88 percent live, Castilla-La Mancha, where 4 percent live and Valencian Community, where 2 percent live. Not including Spain it occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 22 percent live and Czechia, where 14 percent live.
Melich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Melich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melich last name expanded 485 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melich Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Melich are 4.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.02% registered with the political party.
The amount Melich earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.9% more than the national average, earning $51,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.1% less than the national average, earning $36,220 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melich Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melich in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﻴﺶ | mlysh | - |
| Melich in the Marathi language | ||
| मेळीचाने | melicane | 50 |
| मेळीच | melica | 50 |
| Melich in the Russian language | ||
| Мелич | melic | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melich
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