Melník Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Melník Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melník Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia901:59,29411,428
Czechia421:253,17834,142
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Melnik (71,022), Mělník (1), Melñik (17) & Mélnik (1) are calculated separately.

Melník Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melník is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Melnik, Mělník, Melñik or Mélnik. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melník? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Melník is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Melník live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 59,294. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Prešov Region, where 66 percent are found, Košice Region, where 30 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melnik9471,022/
Mělník941/
Melñik8917/
Mélnik891/
Melnyk83148,127/
Melnek83364/
Melnık831/
Melníková80101/
Mielnik775,918/
Melnick775,403/
Melnyck7756/
Melnike7749/
Mellnik7748/
Melneck7717/
Melnikh7712/
Melnisk7711/
Melhnik7710/
Melniek778/
Mel'nyk775/
Mielnyk774/
Melnikk773/
Melhnyk773/
Melnyke772/
Melnykh772/
Hmelnik772/
Melnhyk772/
Melnnik771/
Melnikė771/
Mlnik731/
Mellnick7173/
Mielnick7128/
Melnicke7127/
Melnkova7114/
Hmelniks713/
Melnychk711/
Melnikova67132,682/
Melnykova6711,499/
Melnic6711,040/
Milnik67130/
Mlenek67120/
Melnekova6781/
Mlenik6768/
Melniková6747/
Melnyková6740/
Mylnyk6738/
Mylnik6730/
Melnikowa6723/
Melnec6713/
Mylnek6711/
Mlenyk674/
Milnek672/
Melnyx671/
Melnig671/
Melnychck671/

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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
  • 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 Melník
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