Melnichuk Surname
Approximately 11,100 people bear this surname
Melnichuk Surname User-submission:
The surname Melnichuk is an occupational surname for a miller, derived from Ukrainian melnyk or Russian melnik, both meaning 'miller'.
Melnichuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 7,961 | 1:18,104 | 2,545 |
| Belarus | 1,286 | 1:7,388 | 1,048 |
| Kazakhstan | 521 | 1:33,940 | 4,617 |
| Transnistria | 307 | 1:1,546 | 170 |
| United States | 286 | 1:1,267,339 | 89,284 |
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| Moldova | 142 | 1:25,080 | 4,146 |
| Argentina | 116 | 1:368,478 | 28,618 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 110 | 1:54,297 | 7,708 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Georgia | 8 | 1:468,193 | 17,304 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
The alternate forms: Melñichuk (5) are calculated separately.
Melnichuk Surname Meaning
Melnichuk Demographics
Average Melnichuk Salary in
United States
$42,661 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melnichuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melnichuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melnichuk (Georgian: მელნიჩუკ, Russian: Мельничук) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also be found as a variant: Melñichuk. Click here for other potential spellings of Melnichuk.
How Common Is The Last Name Melnichuk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 46,692nd most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 656,536 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Melnichuk are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 7,961 people, or 1 in 18,104. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 8 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 7 percent are found. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 12 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found.
Melnichuk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Melnichuk surname are 14.74% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.51% being registered with the political party.
The amount Melnichuk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning $42,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $55,411 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melnichuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melnichuk in the Georgian language | ||
| მელნიჩუკ | melnichuk | - |
| Melnichuk in the Russian language | ||
| Мельничук | melnicuk | - |
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