Melichar Surname

113,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Melichar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melichar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,1241:5,006558
United States9301:389,74134,252
Austria4211:20,2273,146
Germany2631:306,10431,180
Slovakia1911:27,9404,800
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Melichár (69) & Mélichar (1) are calculated separately.

Melichar (272) may also be a first name.

Melichar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melichar is held by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Melichár or Mélichar. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melichar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 113,938th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,795,404 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Melichar reside; 57 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 57 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 538,995th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 272 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 2,124 people, or 1 in 5,006. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 23 percent are found, Prague, where 13 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Czechia Melichar exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Austria, where 10 percent are found.

Melichar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melichar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melichar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melichar last name are 32.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Melichar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.19% more than the national average, earning $44,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $45,325 CAD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melichar
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