Melnychuk Surname

13,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Melnychuk Surname User-submission:

A Ukrainian surname, which means: son or daughter of the miller.

Melnychuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine40,9671:1,11139
Canada1,2041:30,6033,998
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Israel661:129,66114,046
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
England101:5,571,806158,774
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Melnychuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Ukrainian surname, which means: son or daughter of the miller.

- nmelnych

It is an Ukrainian occupational surname meaning 'miller'.

- yurii

Melnychuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melnychuk (Russian: Мельнычук) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnychuk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,163rd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 171,206 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Melnychuk are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 40,967 people, or 1 in 1,111. In Ukraine Melnychuk is mostly concentrated in: Rivne Oblast, where 14 percent reside, Volyn Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Melnychuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Melnychuk last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Melnychuk last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melnychuk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $45,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melnychuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnychuk in the Russian language
Мельнычукmelnycuk-

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