Melnikas Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Melnikas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melnikas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1101:27,5874,897
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Melnikas Last Name Facts

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

Melnikas (Russian: Мельникас) occurs in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnikas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,300,225th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Melnikas reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Lithuania, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 27,587. In Lithuania it is mostly found in: Vilnius County, where 65 percent live and Marijampolė County, where 35 percent live. Without taking into account Lithuania this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Melnikas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melnikas surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

Melnikas earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $43,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melnikas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnikas in the Russian language
Мельникасmelnikas-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Melnikas
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