Melkić Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Melkić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Melkić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3201:11,0512,194
Slovenia1291:19,2844,380
Croatia381:111,27917,038

The alternate forms: Melkic (194) & Melkič (6) are calculated separately.

Melkić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melkić is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Melkic or Melkič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 628,294th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname Melkić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Melkić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 11,051. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 26 percent live and Croatia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melkic94194/
Melkič946/
Milkić83519/
Melcić834/
Melkiche713/
Milkic6728/
Milcić6718/
Milkič672/
Milchić621/
Mlekiez621/
Milkez5013/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Melkić
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