Melkos Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Melkos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 35 | 1:316,565 | 45,415 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
Melkos (12) may also be a first name.
Melkos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melkos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melkos is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Melkos.
How Common Is The Last Name Melkos? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melkos is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Melkos live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 12 people.
Melkos is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 316,565. In Greece Melkos is most prevalent in: Central Macedonia, where 97 percent are found and Western Macedonia, where 3 percent are found. Beside Greece it is found in one country. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melkosh | 92 | 9 | / |
| Melkus | 83 | 595 | / |
| Melkas | 83 | 88 | / |
| Milkos | 83 | 43 | / |
| Mielkus | 77 | 31 | / |
| Milkosz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melkush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melkashe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melkhaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melkusová | 67 | 138 | / |
| Milkas | 67 | 116 | / |
| Mylkus | 67 | 80 | / |
| Mlekus | 67 | 78 | / |
| Milkus | 67 | 78 | / |
| Melcus | 67 | 44 | / |
| Melkuç | 67 | 24 | / |
| Milcos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Melkusova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Melcoz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mylkosova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melcas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melkouche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlekush | 62 | 133 | / |
| Milcois | 62 | 27 | / |
| Melcoch | 62 | 9 | / |
| Milkhas | 62 | 1 | / |
| Miełkas | 62 | 1 | / |
| Melcuse | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mlekusch | 57 | 220 | / |
| Mielcasz | 57 | 5 | / |
| Melcoche | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mlcoch | 50 | 187 | / |
| Mlekuz | 50 | 104 | / |
| Mlekuš | 50 | 59 | / |
| Milcas | 50 | 4 | / |
| Milcox | 50 | 3 | / |
| Milkaz | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Melkos
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