El Meligy Surname

47,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El Meligy 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 Meligy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt10,5251:8,7351,066
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Palestine191:239,4139,903
Jordan151:589,49613,598
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

El Meligy (347) may also be a first name.

El Meligy 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.

- ehab_eldeeb

El Meligy Last Name Facts

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

El Meligy occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of El Meligy click here.

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

The surname is the 47,402nd most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 667,419 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of El Meligy live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 468,121st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 347 people.

The surname El Meligy is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 10,525 people, or 1 in 8,735. Aside from Egypt this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside and Kuwait, where 1 percent reside.

El Meligy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (78%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Meleigy954/
El Melegy891,591/
El-Meligy891,384/
El Meligi89435/
El Miligy89308/
El Melige891/
El Meligui84275/
El Meleegy84153/
El Miliegy842/
El Meleigi841/
El-Melegy78749/
El-Miligy78282/
El-Meligi78138/
El Melegi7810/
El Miligi786/
El Melege781/
El-Meligui74153/
El-Miligi67275/
El-Melege671/
El-Melegi671/
El Moilid671/
El-Melegui635/
El Malyghi631/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Meligy
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