Where Does The Last Name Melkior Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Melkior (Marathi: मेलिकओर) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkior? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 559,940^th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Melkior live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Melkior is also the 113,084^th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 3,856 people.

Melkior is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 121,426. In Tanzania Melkior is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 30 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.