Melkebeke Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Melkebeke Surname User-submission:

The Meltebeke surname was misspelled when the brothers Louis and Frank van Melkebeke arrived in the USA between 1890 and 1900, and settled in Oregon. They originated from Wachtebeke in Northern Belgium, very close to the Dutch border.

Van Melkebeke in Dutch (Flemish) is the name of a place, melk meaning 'milk', beek meaning 'brook', therefore van meltebeke means 'from the milk brook'.

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Melkebeke Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2501:45,9877,462
France221:3,019,215204,848
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Melkebeke Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Meltebeke surname was misspelled when the brothers Louis and Frank van Melkebeke arrived in the USA between 1890 and 1900, and settled in Oregon. They originated from Wachtebeke in Northern Belgium, very close to the Dutch border.

Van Melkebeke in Dutch (Flemish) is the name of a place, melk meaning 'milk', beek meaning 'brook', therefore van meltebeke means 'from the milk brook'.

- Jean Mercier
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Melkebeke Last Name Facts

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

Melkebeke occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkebeke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 950,707th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Melkebeke live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Melkebeke is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 45,987. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 80 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 14 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 0 percent reside.

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