Melko Surname

208,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Melko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:833,23963,771
Belarus3761:25,2694,315
Ukraine3101:146,84720,512
Russia2301:626,62254,766
Slovakia2221:24,0384,001
Canada911:404,89735,698
Poland611:623,09455,804
Latvia561:36,6085,573
Lithuania551:55,1748,688
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Albania111:264,91415,006
England71:7,959,723202,100
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Melkó (66) are calculated separately.

Melko (215) may also be a first name.

Melko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melko (Russian: Мелько) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Melkó. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melko is the 208,113th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,665,768 people. The surname Melko is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Melko reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Melko is also the 616,131st most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 215 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 833,239. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States Melko occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 19 percent are found and Ukraine, where 16 percent are found.

Melko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Catholic (85%) in Belarus and Christian (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Melko last name are 7.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $48,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melkó9366/
Mielko91565/
Melkko91184/
Melkoi9178/
Melkou9128/
Mehlko918/
Melkot914/
Melkoy911/
Mlko892/
Mehlkop83145/
Meelkop8398/
Mehelko832/
Melka8013,872/
Milko802,830/
Mylko801,756/
Mleko80531/
Melco8079/
Mlcko801/
Mehlkopf77126/
Mehlkopp7711/
Mehlkoph772/
Mielka7362/
Mlecko7350/
Melcop7326/
Melcot7321/
Milkou735/
Miełko734/
Mylkot734/
Hmilko734/
Milkot734/
Millko734/
Melkka734/
Melcoz733/
Milkoo732/
Mellka732/
Mlekoo731/
Mihlko731/
Milcko731/
Melcod731/
Mil'ko731/
Meelco731/
Milgko731/
Mlka67112/
Melcoch679/
Melcott674/
Meslkha671/
Milkoop671/
Milkosz671/
Mleccko671/
Moehlka670/

Melko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melko in the Russian language
Мелькоmelko-

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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 Melko
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