Melnik Surname

7,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Melnik Surname User-submission:

This surname is equivalent to Miller and Müller, as in the person who works at a windmill and makes flour.

Melnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia46,4101:3,105324
Belarus7,3621:1,29148
Kazakhstan6,6531:2,658303
United States2,0361:178,02517,835
Transnistria1,7791:2676
Moldova1,6571:2,149268
Argentina8281:51,6224,352
Brazil8181:261,70510,053
Israel7491:11,4251,748
Poland3621:104,99715,931
Canada3401:108,36911,636
Germany2951:272,90028,854
Kyrgyzstan2281:26,1964,359
Uzbekistan2181:141,8776,929
Estonia1801:7,343914
Lithuania1671:18,1713,313
Turkmenistan1111:49,451925
Uruguay711:48,3355,418
Spain691:677,56630,057
France551:1,207,686126,065
Australia521:519,14839,018
Serbia501:142,89910,077
Azerbaijan461:209,7645,462
Croatia461:91,92615,142
England411:1,358,97760,528
Bosnia and Herzegovina351:101,0408,576
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Tajikistan291:289,1962,354
Austria281:304,12334,120
Georgia281:133,7699,999
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Bulgaria241:290,78814,851
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Finland121:458,05828,977
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Abkhazia61:40,4782,603
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Melník (133), Melñik (17), Mélnik (1) & Mělník (1) are calculated separately.

Melnik (30) may also be a first name.

Melnik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is equivalent to Miller and Müller, as in the person who works at a windmill and makes flour.

- soussi

Melnik Last Name Facts

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

Melnik (Arabic: ميلنيك, Georgian: მელნიკ, Russian: Мельник) is most common in Russia. It can be found as: Melník, Melñik, Mélnik or Mělník. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melnik is the 7,989th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 102,610 people. Melnik occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Melnik reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 46,410 people, or 1 in 3,105. In Russia Melnik is primarily found in: Moscow, where 8 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 10 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 9 percent reside.

Melnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (93%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Melnik last name are 10.06% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melnik earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $48,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $53,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melník94133/
Melñik9417/
Mélnik941/
Mielnik925,918/
Melnick925,403/
Melnike9249/
Mellnik9248/
Melnikh9212/
Melnisk9211/
Melhnik9210/
Melniek928/
Melnikk923/
Hmelnik922/
Melnnik921/
Melnikė921/
Mlnik911/
Mělník891/
Mellnick8673/
Mielnick8628/
Melnicke8627/
Hmelniks863/
Melnyk83148,127/
Melnic8311,040/
Melnek83364/
Milnik83130/
Mlenik8368/
Mylnik8330/
Melnig831/
Melnık831/
Melnikova80132,682/
Melniková8047/
Melnikowa8023/
Melnyck7756/
Milnick7728/
Mielñik7724/
Melneck7717/
Millnik779/
Mlynnik776/
Mlinnik776/
Mel'nyk775/
Mellñik774/
Mielnyk774/
Melhnyk773/
Mellnic772/
Melnyke772/
Melnykh772/
Melnhyk772/
Mlnnick771/
Mölnick771/
Mlennik771/
Melnickova7518/
Melnikhova7513/
Melnnikova757/
Hmelnikova755/
Mellnikova753/
Mmelnikova751/
Melnkova7114/
Millnick7113/
Mlnikova718/
Melnique715/
Milnicke712/
Melnychk711/
Melnykova6711,499/
Mylnikova675,819/
Melnicova67224/
Mlenek67120/
Melníková67101/
Melnekova6781/
Melnyková6740/
Mylnyk6738/
Milnikova6724/
Melnec6713/
Mylnek6711/
Mlenyk674/
Milnic674/
Milnek672/
Mélnikova671/
Melnychck671/
Mlnnix671/
Melnyx671/
Mälnikova671/
Milnix670/

Melnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnik in the Georgian language
მელნიკmelnik-
Melnik in the Russian language
Мельникmelnik-
Melnik in the Arabic language
ميلنيكmylnyk-
ملنيكmlnyk-

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