Melake Surname

48,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Melake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia10,4641:9,3221,414
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Eritrea251:190,076185
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
England131:4,286,005132,302
India131:59,005,029552,550
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Melake (10,969) may also be a first name.

Melake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melake (Arabic: ميلاك, Marathi: मेळके) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melake.

How Common Is The Last Name Melake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,251st most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 681,461 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Melake reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 57,609th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 10,969 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 10,464 people, or 1 in 9,322. Beside Ethiopia Melake exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Melake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melake has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melake Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melake surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melake earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 31.28% less than the national average, earning 237,817 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $41,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.86% less than the national average, earning $35,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melakeh9222/
Melakie9216/
Melakhe9213/
Meleake924/
Melakea923/
Melakes922/
Mhelake921/
Melazke921/
Meliake921/
Mehlake921/
Meilake920/
Melaske920/
Melak9111,477/
Melak'he865/
Melakhed861/
Melakker861/
Mealakeh861/
Mielakeh861/
Melacker861/
Melaskey860/
Melaka833,032/
Meleke832,486/
Melike831,990/
Malake831,653/
Meilak83922/
Melack83671/
Molake83583/
Milake83505/
Melakh83245/
Melaqe83217/
Mielak83131/
Melaki8381/
Mejlak8369/
Hmelak8352/
Meylak8345/
Meelak8344/
Melaik8330/
Meslak8323/
Meloke8322/
Melhak839/
Meleak834/
Meliak833/
Melace832/
Melyak831/
Mealak831/
Melaky831/
Melgak831/
Meulak831/
Mahlake774,103/
Melekie771,458/
Mohlake771,288/
Milakhe77596/
Melakiy77395/
Mmeleke77187/
Melakay77170/
Meylakh77146/
Melakhi77127/
Mielack77119/
Malakei7797/
Melaika7788/
Maliake7784/
Melasky7775/
Meilakh7770/
Mailake7760/
Malakie7748/
Melyakh7742/
Malakey7741/
Meilike7732/
Melacki7723/
Maleake7721/
Melache7720/
Hmielak7715/
Malakeh7713/
Melaski7713/
Malaike7713/
Melague7713/
Mhalake779/
Meilack778/
Mallake778/
Malakhe778/
'Meleke778/
Meilaka777/
Meleaki777/
Melekeu777/
Mieleke777/
Malaeke776/
Melakyo775/
Melekei775/
Melakha774/
Meliaki774/
Malakke774/
Melaiki774/
Malakee774/
Mielaka774/
Malakea773/
Milyake773/
Metliak773/
Malauke772/
Meliack772/
Metlack772/
Melaick772/
Melaque772/
Meleike772/
Molakhe772/
Meloike772/
Melouke772/
Malacke771/
Milauke771/
Meylaks771/
Meylyak771/
Melaeki771/
Melakit771/
Melakka771/
Melhack771/
Molacke771/
Molakei771/
Maeleke771/
Malakeu771/
Mealeke771/
Melokie771/
Mgeloke771/
Melatki770/
Mehelak770/
Milak7317,177/
Melac73268/
Melag73106/
Melok7392/
Mylak7365/
Melax7320/
Melayeki71799/
Meilicke71301/
Melejaki71131/
Mielecke7164/
Malaekeh7150/
Malackey7118/
Mehlecke7112/
Maelecke7112/
Moehleke7111/
Melakova7110/
Malakieh7110/
Milaskey719/
Mahlauke718/
Moelecke717/
Malaikeu717/
Maliacke717/
Meylakhs716/
Meilakhs716/
Mahalake715/
Melajoki715/
Meulekeu715/
Mmelekea714/
Mehlakis713/
Mielaika712/
Malaakeh712/
Mehlicke712/
Melachey711/
Malakhee711/
Meilieke711/
Melaecki711/
Melajaki711/
Melayaki711/
Melayoki711/
Melikque711/
Melochke711/
Melhague711/
Mailaker711/
Mahlakeh711/
Malaykeu711/
Meilache711/
Mahlakke711/
Mohlakea711/
Moilhake711/
Mmahlake711/
Melakych711/
Mallaike710/
Meleague710/
Molackey710/
Malaki6710,260/
Maleke678,766/
Melouk676,600/
Meleki676,563/
Moleke672,079/
Mailak671,798/
Malaky67803/
Moloke67771/
Maloke67684/
Melyakova67620/
Moehlecke67358/
Meleqi67262/
Milaka67196/
Milack67183/
Milaki67168/
Myslak67133/
Mileke67118/
Meleuc67101/
Milyak6781/
Molaki6776/
Mejlaq6761/
Melock6761/
Meilaq6756/
Meloka6750/
Melhag6749/
Meleky6747/
Meloca6746/
Miloke6738/
Milakh6731/
Meilac6731/
Meliakova6731/
Majlak6728/
Melaca6724/
Melook6723/
Meuleukeu6722/
Moilak6720/
Meylaq6718/
Molaqe6714/
Milike6713/
Moelhecke6712/
Molaky6711/
Maylak678/
Melokh678/
Melakhova677/
Muilak677/
Meloki677/
Mäleke677/
Mylakh677/
Metlok676/
Mehlaq676/
Mealag674/
Meloky674/
Miliak673/
Malaqe673/
Meleuk672/
Meliax672/
Mailakgue672/
Meloik671/
Milaak671/
Mileak671/
Mielac671/
Metlaq671/
Mehlok671/
Melaac671/
Melasquez671/
Meleik671/
Melejacky671/
Melóca671/
M'Haliake671/
Hmelausks671/
Meulag671/
Meylac671/
Meylok671/
Mielag671/
Mielák671/
Melaix671/
Melauckis671/
Meleag671/
Meillouke671/
Mylhak671/
Malakj671/
Milgak670/
Melagh670/
Meleitcke670/
Mylike670/
Meilag670/

Melake Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melake in the Marathi language
मेळकेmelake71.43
मेलकेmelake28.57
Melake in the Arabic language
ميلاكmylak-

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