Melker Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Melker Surname Definition:

(German, English) One who milked cows or goats; a seller of milk; descendant of Melchior (king of the light).

Melker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Netherlands1531:110,37417,676
Sweden1001:98,4687,152
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
France11:66,422,722504,397
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Melker (454) may also be a first name.

Melker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, English) One who milked cows or goats; a seller of milk; descendant of Melchior (king of the light).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Melker Last Name Facts

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

Melker (Russian: Мелькер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 568,972nd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Melker reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 401,195th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 454 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States it is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 11 percent live, Louisiana, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 28 percent live and Sweden, where 18 percent live.

Melker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melker surname expanded 464 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melker last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.

Melker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $51,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moelker92602/
Melkher92334/
Meelker92311/
Muelker9268/
Mielker9218/
Melkere9215/
Melcker923/
Melkier921/
Melkhert8658/
Mellåker8648/
Melkhier864/
Melkheir862/
Melkheyr861/
Muellker861/
Melcer831,519/
Milker83334/
Mülker8330/
Melkir831/
Mylker831/
Melcher7716,671/
Melkior77567/
Milkert77122/
Milkher7735/
Melkjær779/
Millker774/
Milkier773/
Melkhir772/
Mühlker771/
Mylkher771/
Milcker771/
Milkhert7180/
Melkhior7148/
Melckior718/
Mylkhert711/
Moelkhir711/
Melkhire711/
Mehlkjær711/
M'Lkheir711/
Melchear710/
Milcer6717/
Milkre671/
M'Elkhair671/

Melker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melker in the Russian language
Мелькерmelker-

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