Melnyk Surname

3,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Melnyk Surname User-submission:

It is an Ukrainian occupational surname meaning 'miller'.

Melnyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine141,2601:3221
Canada3,0821:11,9551,783
United States1,9931:181,86618,168
Spain4241:110,2648,767
Poland3101:122,60918,218
France1701:390,72257,689
England1501:371,45426,286
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Argentina1131:378,26029,259
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Australia621:435,41534,362
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Greece451:246,21837,554
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Wales161:193,40812,484
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Finland61:916,11741,832
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Melnyk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Ukrainian occupational surname meaning 'miller'.

- yurii

The Melnyk surname means 'miller' in Ukrainian.

- deleted-173293

Melnyk Last Name Facts

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

Melnyk (Russian: Мельнык) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melnyk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,781st most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 49,198 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Melnyk reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is the most numerous surname in one country:Ukraine, where 95 percent reside. The last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 141,260 people, or 1 in 322. In Ukraine Melnyk is mostly concentrated in: Vinnytsia Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Lviv Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Melnyk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melnyk last name are 2.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melnyk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $46,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $51,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melnyck9256/
Mel'nyk925/
Mielnyk924/
Melhnyk923/
Melnyke922/
Melnykh922/
Melnhyk922/
Melnychk861/
Melnik8371,022/
Melnek83364/
Melník83133/
Mylnyk8338/
Mlenyk834/
Melnyx831/
Melnık831/
Melnykova8011,499/
Melnyková8040/
Melnychck801/
Mielnik775,918/
Melnick775,403/
Melnike7749/
Mellnik7748/
Melneck7717/
Melnikh7712/
Melnisk7711/
Melhnik7710/
Melniek778/
Mlynnyk773/
Melnikk773/
Hmelnik772/
Melnnik771/
Melnikė771/
Mlnik731/
Mellnick7173/
Mielnick7128/
Melnicke7127/
Melnkova7114/
Hmelniks713/
Melnikova67132,682/
Melnic6711,040/
Mylnykova67359/
Milnik67130/
Mlenek67120/
Melníková67101/
Melnekova6781/
Mlenik6768/
Melniková6747/
Mylnik6730/
Melnikowa6723/
Melñik6717/
Melnec6713/
Mylnek6711/
Milnek672/
Melnig671/
Mélnik671/
Mělník671/

Melnyk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melnyk in the Russian language
Мельныкmelnyk-

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