Melkerts Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Melkerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melkerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia341:60,2959,027
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Melkerts Last Name Facts

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

Melkerts is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkerts? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melkerts is the 2,555,468th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Melkerts is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Melkerts reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname Melkerts is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 60,295. In Latvia Melkerts is most numerous in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 88 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 6 percent reside and Semigallia, where 6 percent reside. Other than Latvia Melkerts exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melkert93584/
Melkhert8858/
Melkerte8832/
Melcherts82339/
Milkert80122/
Melchert755,323/
Milkhert7580/
Mylkhert751/
Melcherth7120/
Melchertt711/
Milchert63399/
Mlechert631/
Milcherdt591/
Melcarz5323/
Mielcarz501,443/
Milcherd501/
Mielcorz501/

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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 Melkerts
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