Melkus Surname
Approximately 595 people bear this surname
Melkus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 271 | 1:1,337,487 | 93,180 |
| Czechia | 123 | 1:86,451 | 14,431 |
| Austria | 69 | 1:123,412 | 17,157 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Croatia | 27 | 1:156,615 | 20,822 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Melkus (12) may also be a first name.
Melkus Demographics
Average Melkus Salary in
United States
$51,775 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melkus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melkus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melkus (Russian: Мелкус) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melkus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melkus is the 540,057th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,247,976 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Melkus reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Melkus is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 1,337,487. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: West Virginia, where 7 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and Kansas, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States Melkus occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 12 percent are found.
Melkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Melkus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melkus last name increased 4,517 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melkus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Melkus last name are 22.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.97% being registered to vote for the political party.
Melkus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.99% more than the national average, earning $51,775 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mielkus | 92 | 31 | / |
| Melkush | 92 | 1 | / |
| Melkhaus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mylkus | 83 | 80 | / |
| Mlekus | 83 | 78 | / |
| Milkus | 83 | 78 | / |
| Melcus | 83 | 44 | / |
| Melkos | 83 | 36 | / |
| Melkuç | 83 | 24 | / |
| Melkusová | 80 | 138 | / |
| Melkusova | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mlekush | 77 | 133 | / |
| Melkosh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Melcuse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mlekusch | 71 | 220 | / |
| Mlekuz | 67 | 104 | / |
| Mlekuš | 67 | 59 | / |
| Milkos | 67 | 43 | / |
| Melkouche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milceus | 62 | 20 | / |
| Melcuch | 62 | 1 | / |
| Milkosz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mlekuch | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mlecause | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mlcuch | 50 | 48 | / |
| Milcos | 50 | 14 | / |
| Melcoz | 50 | 3 | / |
Melkus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melkus in the Russian language | ||
| Мелкус | melkus | - |
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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
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- 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 Melkus
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