Melkher Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Melkher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melkher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2141:673,47257,767
Ukraine511:892,60286,458
Kazakhstan491:360,86728,961
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Melkher Last Name Facts

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

Melkher (Russian: Мельхер) is found most in Russia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Melkher.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkher? popularity and diffusion

Melkher is the 828,895th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The last name Melkher is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Melkher are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Melkher is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 673,472. In Russia Melkher is most common in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 19 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent live and Moscow, where 9 percent live. Barring Russia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 15 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 15 percent live.

Melkher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (69%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Melkher last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melkhert9358/
Melkhier934/
Melkheir932/
Melkheyr931/
Melker92555/
Melcher8616,671/
Moelker86602/
Meelker86311/
Muelker8668/
Milkher8635/
Mielker8618/
Melkere8615/
Melcker863/
Melkhir862/
Melkier861/
Mylkher861/
Melchert805,323/
Milkhert8080/
Mellåker8048/
Melkhior8048/
Melchier804/
Melchger802/
Melchere802/
Melkhire801/
M'Lkheir801/
Moelkhir801/
Mylkhert801/
Muellker801/
Melchear800/
Melcer771,519/
Milker77334/
Melger77330/
Mülker7730/
Meljer777/
Mylker771/
Melkir771/
Melcherth7520/
Melchertt751/
Mellecher751/
M'Elkhair751/
Melkior71567/
Milcher71128/
Milkert71122/
Melcherová71100/
Mölcher7125/
Melkjær719/
Millker714/
Melchir714/
Milkier713/
Milcker711/
Melcherova711/
Mühlker711/
Melchior6721,673/
Milchert67399/
Melchoir67152/
Melckior678/
Mehlkjær671/
Milcherd671/
Moilkhir671/
Melchair670/

Melkher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melkher in the Russian language
Мельхерmelher-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melkher
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