M'Lih Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

M'Lih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

M'Lih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: M'lîh (1) are calculated separately.

M'Lih Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name M'Lih Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name M'Lih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻠﻴﺢ) occurs most in Morocco. It may occur in the variant forms: M'lîh. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name M'Lih? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of M'Lih reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This surname is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Apart from Morocco it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 10 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'lîh931/
M'Lihe911/
M'Leih911/
M'Lieh911/
Mlih89939/
M'Li8920/
M'Lei80318/
Mlich8042/
Mlaih804/
Mlieh801/
Mlish801/
Mli75293/
M'Lehi7326/
Mellih735/
Mmhlih731/
M'Liss731/
Mleish730/
Mellish673,339/
Millich67729/
Mlei67520/
Mlia67474/
Mhli67258/
Mlai67254/
Mlis6788/
Müllich6782/
Mleh6768/
Mellich6755/
Åmli6746/
Mloi6742/
Mlli6715/
Mlhi678/
Mlit678/
Mlui674/
Mlio674/
Mlyh674/
Millish673/
M'La673/
Mellieh672/
Hmli672/
Mlhy671/
Mmli671/
Mlyi671/
Mliz671/
Mljh671/
Mléi671/
Mliś671/
M'Ly671/
M'Le671/
Mlid671/

M'Lih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
M'Lih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻠﻴﺢamlyh80
ﻣﻠﻴﺢmlyh20

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 M'Lih
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