El Melik Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
El Melik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 358 | 1:73,814 | 5,088 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
El Melik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Melik Come From? nationality or country of origin
El Melik (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻴﻚ) is found most in Yemen. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of El Melik click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El Melik? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 763,307th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of El Melik are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most common in Yemen, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 73,814. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Taiz Governorate, where 91 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Yemen this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 2 percent reside and Mauritania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
El Melik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Melik in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻴﻚ | almlyk | 40 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ | almlk | 40 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻟﻚ | almalk | 20 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 El Melik
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