Melakis Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Melakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1191:93,10715,707
Belgium181:638,70256,744
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Melakis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melakis (Georgian: მელაკის, Oriya: େମଲକିସ) is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Melakis.

How Common Is The Last Name Melakis? popularity and diffusion

Melakis is the 1,478,479th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Melakis live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 93,107. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Crete, where 78 percent are found and Attica, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Greece this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melakis in the Georgian language
მელაკისmelakis-
Melakis in the Oriya language
େମଲକିସemalakisa-

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Footnotes

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