Melkman Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Melkman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Melkman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melkman is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Melkman reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Melkman is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 383,799. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 84 percent live and Utrecht, where 16 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

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Footnotes

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