El Melegy Surname

249,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El Melegy Surname User-submission:

The surname refers to Melig village in Monufia Governorate in Egypt. Holders of the surname have an ancestor who came from this village.

El Melegy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,5861:57,9675,513
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El Melegy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname refers to Melig village in Monufia Governorate in Egypt. Holders of the surname have an ancestor who came from this village.

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El Melegy Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Melegy is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Melegy? popularity and diffusion

The surname El Melegy is the 249,495th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,580,481 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Melegy live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 100 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,586 people, or 1 in 57,967. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found and Oman, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Meleegy95153/
El Meleigy954/
El Meligy8910,919/
El-Melegy89749/
El Melegi8910/
El Melege891/
El Miliegy842/
El Meleigi841/
El-Meligy781,384/
El Meligi78435/
El Miligy78308/
El Melige781/
El-Melegi781/
El-Melege781/
El Meligui74275/
El-Melegui745/
El-Miligy67282/
El-Meligi67138/
El Miligi676/
El-Meligui63153/
El Malyghi631/
El-Miligi56275/
El Moilid561/
El Mallaghe501/

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