Melken Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Melken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1051:1,182,15414,394
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Melken (42) may also be a first name.

Melken Last Name Facts

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

Melken occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,125,333rd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Melken reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Melken is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 42 people.

It is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,182,154. In Mexico Melken is mostly found in: Campeche, where 56 percent live, Quintana Roo, where 22 percent live and Veracruz, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Melken Last Name Statistics demography

Melken earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.57% less than the national average, earning R 141,240 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muelken92192/
Mielken9237/
Melkent9213/
Melkaen921/
Moelken921/
Melkien920/
Melkienė861/
Melkin83840/
Milken8372/
Mülken8344/
Mölken8334/
Melkyn8313/
Mlkeen833/
Mîlken831/
Melkina771,034/
Melkion77180/
Melquen7723/
Melkyna7718/
Millken7717/
Melchen778/
Melkind774/
Mel'kin773/
Milkien772/
Muelkin770/
Melcn731/
Melqn731/
Milkienė712/
Millkien711/
Millcken710/
Miellkin710/
Milkin671,174/
Mylkyn67128/
Mylkin6751/
Milkenova675/
Melcin674/
Melkinova673/
Mlchen671/
Mõlkin671/
Mlcuen671/

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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 Melken
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