Meleches Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Meleches Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meleches Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meleches Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meleches occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meleches? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meleches is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Meleches is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Meleches are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
It is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,769,948. In Greece Meleches is most common in: Peloponnese, where 100 percent live. Besides Greece this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meleche | 93 | 6 | / |
| Meleces | 93 | 3 | / |
| Mmeleche | 88 | 96 | / |
| Meleiche | 88 | 16 | / |
| Meleshes | 88 | 5 | / |
| Melechie | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mehleche | 88 | 1 | / |
| Melecher | 88 | 1 | / |
| Melece | 86 | 70 | / |
| Meleseche | 82 | 4 | / |
| Melechett | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melechi | 80 | 258 | / |
| Melecis | 80 | 73 | / |
| Meliche | 80 | 39 | / |
| Meleses | 80 | 21 | / |
| Melecha | 80 | 15 | / |
| Melecez | 80 | 3 | / |
| Melezes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mileche | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meleesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melecea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meleced | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melecey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melesech | 75 | 5,795 | / |
| Melicher | 75 | 1,340 | / |
| Meletchi | 75 | 96 | / |
| Meleschi | 75 | 27 | / |
| Meleicha | 75 | 10 | / |
| Meleshei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meletshe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Meleshie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melhesse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melychec | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meleckis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melekese | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meleques | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melese | 71 | 162,964 | / |
| Melesa | 71 | 245 | / |
| Melege | 71 | 46 | / |
| Meleze | 71 | 31 | / |
| Metlesich | 71 | 15 | / |
| Meleje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mieleckis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehlicher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meleci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meleseach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melheiser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melecy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malachies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melesse | 67 | 35,418 | / |
| Meletse | 67 | 536 | / |
| Melekesova | 67 | 106 | / |
| Melesha | 67 | 91 | / |
| Meletsi | 67 | 80 | / |
| Melekis | 67 | 77 | / |
| Miliche | 67 | 76 | / |
| Melessi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Melicha | 67 | 33 | / |
| Melesie | 67 | 26 | / |
| Meleasa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Melichi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Milecis | 67 | 9 | / |
| Melegeš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mealege | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meleshi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meleisi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Melessy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Melegeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mileses | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melessa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melezis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meleseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melises | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melesaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meleisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meelese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mileice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melease | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mylices | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Meleches
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