Melnichuk Surname

46,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7,9611:18,1042,545
Belarus1,2861:7,3881,048
Kazakhstan5211:33,9404,617
Transnistria3071:1,546170
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Canada2321:158,81716,066
Moldova1421:25,0804,146
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
Kyrgyzstan1101:54,2977,708
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
England31:18,572,686338,250
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

The alternate forms: Melñichuk (5) are calculated separately.

Melnichuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Melnichuk is an occupational surname for a miller, derived from Ukrainian melnyk or Russian melnik, both meaning 'miller'.

- haffman97

It is an Ukrainian occupational surname meaning 'miller'.

- yurii

Melnichuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melnichuk (Georgian: მელნიჩუკ, Russian: Мельничук) is most common in Russia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Melñichuk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnichuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melnichuk is the 46,692nd most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 656,536 people. Melnichuk 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.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 7,961 people, or 1 in 18,104. In Russia Melnichuk is mostly found 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 Melnichuk exists 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 adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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 last name are 14.74% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.51% registered to vote for the 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnichuk in the Georgian language
მელნიჩუკmelnichuk-
Melnichuk in the Russian language
Мельничукmelnicuk-

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