Melnikov Surname

4,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Melnikov Surname Definition:

(Russian) One who ground grain, a miller.

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Melnikov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia94,6321:1,523112
Kazakhstan9,2221:1,917200
Belarus6,8591:1,38556
Israel5301:16,1462,424
United States4301:842,92864,333
Kyrgyzstan4241:14,0862,572
Uzbekistan4031:76,7476,424
Estonia2571:5,143530
Transnistria1491:3,186519
Germany1331:605,30448,487
Lithuania991:30,6525,373
Canada951:387,84834,448
Moldova791:45,0816,680
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
Georgia651:57,6246,690
Azerbaijan521:185,5605,035
Tajikistan381:220,7021,987
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Finland301:183,22315,926
Australia271:999,84158,390
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Abkhazia181:13,4921,561
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
Sweden131:757,44356,422
England131:4,286,005132,302
Czechia121:886,12273,425
France101:6,642,272293,169
Armenia101:293,0186,863
Norway91:571,36544,190
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Melnikov Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) One who ground grain, a miller.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname Melnikoff is a patronymic of the name Melnik, which means "miller" in Russia and Belarus.

- varmayoni

Melnikov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melnikov (Georgian: მელნიკოვი, Russian: Мельников) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melnikov.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnikov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,967th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 64,010 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Melnikov are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 94,632 people, or 1 in 1,523. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 7 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent live. Beside Russia this surname exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 6 percent live.

Melnikov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (95%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States those bearing the Melnikov surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melnikov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 80.62% more than the national average, earning 625,099 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning $51,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.21% more than the national average, earning $56,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melnikov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnikov in the Georgian language
მელნიკოვიmelnikovi89.47
მელნიკოვmelnikov10.53
Melnikov in the Russian language
Мельниковmelnikov-

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