Melnich Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Melnich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melnich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Melnich Last Name Facts

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

Melnich (Russian: Мельнич) is most common in Brazil. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnich? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Melnich is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Melnich live; 74 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Melnich is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 7,381,874. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Paraná, where 69 percent reside, Pará, where 24 percent reside and Mato Grosso do Sul, where 3 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Melnich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melnich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melnich surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellnich931/
Melnic9211,040/
Melnikh8612/
Melnych863/
Mellnic862/
Melnici861/
Melni83301/
Millnich803/
Melnitci801/
Melhnish800/
Melnuish800/
Melnis77336/
Melnić7716/
Melnec7713/
Melnit7713/
Melnyi7710/
Milnic774/
Melnai771/
Melniy771/
Melnie771/
Melnei771/
Melnicova75224/
Melnits7128/
Melnitz716/
Melnykh712/
Melgnis711/
Mellnis711/
Meglini711/
Mellnie711/
Melne67648/
Melna6769/
Mellnitz6748/
Melny677/
Milni677/
Mlngi671/
Hmelnits671/
Mylnh671/

Melnich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnich in the Russian language
Мельничmelnic-

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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 Melnich
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