Melnjak Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Melnjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melnjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2301:18,3853,774
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Melnjak Last Name Facts

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

Melnjak is found most in Croatia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnjak? popularity and diffusion

Melnjak is the 1,028,911th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Melnjak reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 18,385. In Croatia Melnjak is mostly found in: Varaždin County, where 63 percent live, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 33 percent live and Zagreb County, where 1 percent live. Beside Croatia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melniak866/
Melnyak862/
Mielniak802/
Melnyák717/
Melnyakova711/
Mlyncak711/
Mlynchak6714/
Milnyakova591/
Mlyncok572/
Mlenzaug531/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Melnjak
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis