In Croatia, Melkus families are Czechs by relative majority (from Daruvar ), equally Croats (also from Daruvar ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and Pakrac.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Melkus live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Daruvar (15), Lipovac Majur (<10), Sveti Ivan in Buzet area (<5), Pakrac (<5), and in Ljudevit Selo (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Melkus is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Melkus " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Czech Republic , and some 60 people in Germany.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.