Melikian Surname

278,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Melikian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melikian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8271:438,28237,694
France1531:434,13562,815
Israel1181:72,5228,891
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
Canada551:669,92054,285
England451:1,238,17956,985
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Mélikian (3) are calculated separately.

Melikian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melikian is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mélikian. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melikian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 278,726th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,250,393 people. Melikian occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Melikian are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 827 people, or 1 in 438,282. In The United States Melikian is primarily found in: California, where 49 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.

Melikian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melikian has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Melikian surname increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melikian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melikian surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melikian earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.9% more than the national average, earning $53,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $50,702 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Melikian
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