Melnika Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Melnika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melnika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1891:10,8471,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Meļņika (1) are calculated separately.

Melnika Last Name Facts

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

Melnika (Russian: Мельника) occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Meļņika. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnika? popularity and diffusion

Melnika is the 1,189,614th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Melnika reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The surname Melnika is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 10,847. In Latvia Melnika is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 56 percent are found, Latgale, where 23 percent are found and Semigallia, where 10 percent are found. Not including Latvia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melnika Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnika in the Russian language
Мельникаmelnika-

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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
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  • 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 Melnika
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