Melkus Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Melkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
Czechia1231:86,45114,431
Austria691:123,41217,157
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Melkus (12) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mielkus9231/
Melkush921/
Melkhaus861/
Mylkus8380/
Mlekus8378/
Milkus8378/
Melcus8344/
Melkos8336/
Melkuç8324/
Melkusová80138/
Melkusova805/
Mlekush77133/
Melkosh779/
Melcuse771/
Mlekusch71220/
Mlekuz67104/
Mlekuš6759/
Milkos6743/
Melkouche671/
Milceus6220/
Melcuch621/
Milkosz621/
Mlekuch621/
Mlecause571/
Mlcuch5048/
Milcos5014/
Melcoz503/

Melkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melkus in the Russian language
Мелкусmelkus-

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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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