Melnichenko Surname

31,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Melnichenko Surname User-submission:

Melnichenko is an occupational name meaning 'miller'. It is derived from Russian melnik or Ukrainian melnyk, both meaning 'miller'.

Melnichenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia13,2441:10,8821,496
Belarus1,4521:6,543909
Kazakhstan7851:22,5253,208
Transnistria7381:64339
Kyrgyzstan1691:35,3415,568
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Moldova1171:30,4394,859
Uzbekistan1031:300,2838,324
Israel891:96,15311,162
Georgia271:138,72410,160
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Armenia81:366,2727,804
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England61:9,286,343223,652
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Melnichenko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Melnichenko is an occupational name meaning 'miller'. It is derived from Russian melnik or Ukrainian melnyk, both meaning 'miller'.

- haffman97

It is an Ukrainian occupational surname meaning 'miller'.

- yurii

Melnichenko Last Name Facts

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

Melnichenko (Georgian: მელნიჩენკო, Russian: Мельниченко) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnichenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,471st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 429,538 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Melnichenko reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 13,244 people, or 1 in 10,882. In Russia it is primarily found in: Primorsky Krai, where 10 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 9 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent reside.

Melnichenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Melnichenko last name is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Melnichenko surname are 13.81% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Melnichenko earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.84% more than the national average, earning R 377,460 per year and in United States they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $40,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melnichenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnichenko in the Georgian language
მელნიჩენკოmelnichenko-
Melnichenko in the Russian language
Мельниченкоmelnicenko-

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