Meleck Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Meleck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meleck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1321:401,07328,352
Canada431:856,87466,382
France341:1,953,609166,012
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Méleck (1) are calculated separately.

Meleck (65) may also be a first name.

Meleck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meleck (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻟﻚ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Méleck. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meleck? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 887,624th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Meleck reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 65 people.

Meleck is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania Meleck is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 49 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 42 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Meleck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meleck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meleck last name expanded 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meleck Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meleck earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.57% less than the national average, earning $35,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méleck941/
Meileck92407/
Mieleck9223/
Meïleck9215/
Mehleck9214/
Meleckė921/
Meleckt921/
Melek916,878/
Melec91134/
M'Eileck8622/
Mehlecke8612/
Moehleck865/
Maleck833,925/
Melekh833,155/
Meleke832,486/
Melick832,111/
Mielec83665/
Meslek83554/
Meleek83398/
Meliek83185/
Metlek83185/
Meleuc83101/
Mielek8393/
Meilek8353/
Mileck8343/
Meelek8329/
Melesk8326/
Mehlek8317/
Moleck8316/
Meslec836/
Meleak834/
Meleuk832/
Meylek831/
Melecc831/
Meleik831/
M'Meileck802/
Meleitcke800/
Malleck77746/
Meilick77334/
Mmeleke77187/
Molleck7776/
Mehlick7745/
Mealick7737/
Moileck7731/
Maileck7731/
Mayleck7727/
Meyleuc7720/
Melicks7719/
Metlick7718/
Meylick7718/
'Meleke778/
Maleick777/
Meleske777/
Meilekh775/
Mielick775/
Meleake774/
Moyleck772/
Meylekh772/
Melaick772/
Meleike772/
Mälecke772/
Meelick771/
M'Ileck771/
Meillek771/
Melhick771/
Moleack771/
Hmelick771/
Hmielec771/
Melisck771/
Malieck771/
Mealeke771/
Moïleck771/
Meïlick771/
Mileckė771/
Meslekh771/
Metleke770/
Moehlek770/
Meslick770/
Milecke770/
Moelick770/
Malek73427,861/
Melik734,734/
Milek732,582/
Molek732,275/
Meleg731,744/
Milec73598/
Mylek73251/
Melic73213/
Melex7347/
Melyk7342/
Meleq7337/
Mílek7332/
Mýlek7318/
Melík7311/
Mjlek731/
Mălek731/
Mélec731/
Meilicke71301/
Meylheuc71124/
Melekova7182/
Meleková7147/
Möhlecke7119/
Meislick7116/
Metlicke719/
Melecová716/
Mejlycke713/
Mehlicke712/
M'Eilick711/
Mmaileck711/
Melecova711/
Malick6738,192/
Mallek674,899/
Melekhova673,817/
Melike671,990/
Maleek671,332/
Melikh67815/
Melegh67465/
Molick67408/
Melykh67327/
Malekh67223/
Mileke67118/
Miełek6788/
Milick6766/
Meilik6752/
Melics6752/
Mollek6739/
Hmelik6739/
Mahlec6738/
Mohlek6736/
Metlyk6733/
Moleek6732/
Meilyk6732/
Melaik6730/
Maleik6725/
Mihlek6721/
Metlík6720/
Maalek6717/
Mailek6715/
Maeleg6713/
Mileac6712/
Mielik6710/
M'Mayleck678/
Messellek678/
Maelik677/
Mäleke677/
Maelyk676/
Maleak676/
Moleik676/
Meylik675/
Moilek674/
Mealeg674/
Hmalek674/
Hmelic673/
Maylek673/
Mylick673/
Miletc672/
Majlek672/
Mileik672/
Metleg672/
Melickova672/
Mahlek672/
Meloik671/
Mhalek671/
M'Ilek671/
M'Moyleck671/
Mealex671/
Mileak671/
Myleik671/
Milesk671/
Maliec671/
Meïlik671/
Molekq671/
Melhyk671/
Meleag671/
Mejlic671/
Mehlik671/
Méleuc671/
Mileek671/
Majlec671/
Maleuk671/
Malekk671/
Mehlic670/
Meileg670/

Meleck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meleck in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﻟﻚmalk-

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