The Melkonian surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 939 people carried this name — #26,086 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is up 11% from 848 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Melkonian surname
Variant of Melkonyan.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Melkonian» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 141 people named Melkonian.
65 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Melkonian,
with a public archive behind them.
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James Melkonian 1961– · screenwriter -
James Melkonian 1961– · screenwriter -
Enrique Melkonian d. 2013 · lawyer
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Sirak Melkonian 1930–2024 · painter
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Michael Melkonian 1948– · botanist
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Martin Melkonian 1950– · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Melkonian.
- Melikian 564 · U.S. census
- Melin 2,339 · U.S. census
- Meline 539 · U.S. census
- Melis 372 · U.S. census
- Melka 458 · U.S. census
- Melki 164 · U.S. census
- Mell 1,371 · U.S. census
- Mella 723 · U.S. census
- Mellado 1,057 · U.S. census
- Mellan 140 · U.S. census
- Mellard 249 · U.S. census
- Melle 447 · U.S. census
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