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

The surname Melkher (Russian: Мельхер) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkher? popularity and diffusion

Melkher is the 828,895th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Melkher live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Melkher is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 673,472. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 19 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent are found and Moscow, where 9 percent are found. Barring Russia Melkher exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 15 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 15 percent are found.

Melkher Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Melkher are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 40% being 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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