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

The last name Melker (Russian: Мелькер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melker? popularity and diffusion

Melker is the 568,972nd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname Melker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Melker are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Melker is also the 401,195th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 454 people.

The surname Melker is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States Melker is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 11 percent reside, Louisiana, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 28 percent reside and Sweden, where 18 percent reside.

Melker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 464 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melker surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the political 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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