Margelis Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Margelis Surname User-submission:

The Margelis surename is of unknown origin. In Lithuanian, Margelis is derived from the Lithuanian word margas, meaning 'colorful' and the Lithuanian diminutive -elis, used as ending for words that define something small or tiny.

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Margelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4541:24,4053,644
Lithuania1911:15,8882,903
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Australia431:627,80744,139
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Margelis (4,281) may also be a first name.

Margelis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Margelis surename is of unknown origin. In Lithuanian, Margelis is derived from the Lithuanian word margas, meaning 'colorful' and the Lithuanian diminutive -elis, used as ending for words that define something small or tiny.

- lukasas74

Margelis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Margelis (Russian: Маргелис) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Margelis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 450,743rd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,665,180 people. Margelis occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Margelis live; 60 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 105,781st most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 4,281 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is carried by 454 people, or 1 in 24,405. In Greece it is primarily found in: Ionian Islands, where 35 percent are found, Attica, where 27 percent are found and Central Greece, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Greece this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Margelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Margelis surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Margelis earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.69% more than the national average, earning $70,629 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Margelist94131/
Marghelis945/
Margellis942/
Margielis942/
Margelish941/
Marggelis941/
Margeli93449/
Marelis93112/
Margelisch89312/
Margolis888,137/
Marcelis882,238/
Marselis88300/
Margalis8897/
Maurelis8840/
Marielis887/
Marhelis886/
Margelie885/
Maryelis885/
Marjelis884/
Margylis883/
Margieli882/
Mayrelis881/
Margelys881/
Marelise881/
Margilis881/
Margueli881/
Marçelis881/
Marrelis881/
Marguelisch846/
Margolies821,219/
Marcelais8242/
Margallis8233/
Margelich8230/
Margoluis8226/
Marseilis8225/
Margollis8218/
Maringeli826/
Marselais824/
Marghelli823/
Marielise822/
Marcelois821/
Margillis821/
Margoilis821/
Margoleis821/
Mariglies821/
Marelisse821/
Marcelies821/
Mourgelis821/
Marceli801,153/
Marseli801,145/
Morelis80323/
Margely80188/
Marilis8082/
Mareles8071/
Margili8046/
Morgeli8024/
Margela8014/
Marylis8010/
Margelí808/
Margele804/
Marzeli801/
Marelys800/
Marguelich7875/
Margeliche7811/
Margollies781/
Marieluise781/
Marseillis781/
Marchealis781/
Marselia75602/
Maireles75545/
Mariolis75489/
Meirelis75471/
Marceles75375/
Marcelia75345/
Margiela75323/
Marelich75172/
Margoles75150/
Margilio75112/
Margilie7572/
Marcelic7563/
Morgalis7561/
Maureles7544/
Mariluis7543/
Marcilis7535/
Marcheli7535/
Marzelia7527/
Margilic7525/
Maureliz7520/
Marcelio7519/
Marselio7512/
Marcélis7511/
Mareales7510/
Marjilis758/
Marylise757/
Marsilis756/
Mayreles756/
Marhelys756/
Maurilis755/
Margales754/
Mourelis754/
Marceliz754/
Marcelie753/
Morgolis752/
Margilia752/
Marcelys752/
Maroylis752/
Margoliz751/
Marielys751/
Mairelys751/
Mayreliz751/
Maurceli751/
Maryliss751/
Marzeles751/
Margyles751/
Marilise751/
Marseliy751/
Marilies751/
Marilisz751/
Marieliz751/
Marseles751/
Marcelui751/
Marguele751/
Meyrelis751/
Marieles751/
Margiliç751/
Marelets751/
Morzelis751/
Marsseli751/
Margelha751/
Margiely751/
Marylois750/
Morselis750/
Margueliche74110/
Marseillais7415/
Marcelisová7414/
Mareletse711,316/
Margolles71387/
Marseilli71140/
Marshelia71117/
Maringele7176/
Morelisse7159/
Marseilia7130/
Marguiles7116/
Marcelice7115/
Margalles7113/
Marselich718/
Margelytė718/
Meirelies717/
Marseilie715/
Morselios713/
Morgolies712/
Marcheles712/
Maruilies711/
Marhelice711/
Marseylia711/
Margalhes711/
Meirelhis711/
Maurileis711/
Marengele711/
Morelitse711/
Meyrelies711/
Margiliaj711/
Marsailis710/
Marsili678,190/
Marsela675,503/
Morceli671,577/
Mariles671,566/
Moreles671,469/
Marcela671,261/
Marcely67895/
Morseli67367/
Marseilles67280/
Marcili67264/
Marzitelli67206/
Maryles67160/
Marcele67154/
Marzela67138/
Marsele67113/
Marzili6798/
Maringgele6782/
Marcitelli6747/
Moorelisse6734/
Morilis6727/
Marsely6723/
Morgele6713/
Marilys6712/
Morgili6712/
Marsitelli679/
Morchelies678/
Morelys675/
Margila673/
Margile673/
Morélis672/
Marceillie672/
Marcelé672/
Margalheas671/
Morguileis671/
Marceselli671/
Marzelj671/
Marelez671/
Moreliz671/
Maryliz671/
Morzeli671/
Marzele671/
Marceilles670/

Margelis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Margelis in the Russian language
Маргелисmargelis-

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