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 surname Melkus (Russian: Мелкус) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melkus is the 540,057th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Melkus are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Melkus is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 1,337,487. In The United States Melkus is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 7 percent live, Missouri, where 7 percent live and Kansas, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.

Melkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melkus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melkus surname increased 4,517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melkus surname are 22.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.97% registered with 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
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  • 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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