Melakis Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Melakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 119 | 1:93,107 | 15,707 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehlakis | 93 | 3 | / |
| Melauckis | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malakis | 86 | 349 | / |
| Milakis | 86 | 192 | / |
| Melekis | 86 | 77 | / |
| Melakes | 86 | 2 | / |
| Molakis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Miliakis | 80 | 86 | / |
| Mallakis | 80 | 40 | / |
| Maliakis | 80 | 28 | / |
| Melekkis | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meleckis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malakies | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meleikis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melaquis | 80 | 0 | / |
| Milaiskis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Malliakis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mieleckis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Milauskis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malauckis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malekis | 71 | 50 | / |
| Miliauskis | 71 | 7 | / |
| Malaqis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malakes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mileikis | 67 | 91 | / |
| Malaquis | 67 | 48 | / |
| Maloukis | 67 | 43 | / |
| Maleckis | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mileckis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malakesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melakych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maļeckis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malekais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molokish | 67 | 1 | / |
Melakis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melakis in the Georgian language | ||
| მელაკის | melakis | - |
| Melakis in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲକିସ | emalakisa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Melakis
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