Melniks Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Melniks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melniks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1921:10,6771,574
England121:4,643,172139,951
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

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

Melniks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melniks (Russian: Мельникс) has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can also appear as: Meļņiks. Click here for other potential spellings of Melniks.

How Common Is The Last Name Melniks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,118,459th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Melniks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Melniks are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

Melniks is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 10,677. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 69 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 14 percent are found and Latgale, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Estonia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melniks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melniks in the Russian language
Мельниксmelniks-

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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 Melniks
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