Elmeligy Surname

77,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elmeligy 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.

Elmeligy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,5521:16,5591,937
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Qatar251:94,32010,875
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Elmeligy 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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Elmeligy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmeligy is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmeligy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elmeligy is the 77,317th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,151,817 people. The surname Elmeligy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Elmeligy are found; 88 percent are found in North Africa and 88 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 5,552 people, or 1 in 16,559. Aside from Egypt this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Elmeliguy941/
Elmeligi88721/
Almeligy88627/
Elmelige884/
Elmeligui82250/
Elmeleegy828/
Al'meligy821/
Almieligy821/
Almeliegy821/
Elmiligey821/
Elmelid8045/
Almelegy75760/
Elmiligi75224/
Elmelegi75154/
Elmelege7510/
Elmilegy759/
Almeligi754/
Elmilige751/
Almiligy751/
Elmiligui71125/
Helmelaid7115/
Elmileegy719/
Elmeleegi714/
Elmelegui711/
Almeleegy711/
Elmelet671/
Almelege63153/
Almelegi639/
Almiligi631/

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