Meleck Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Meleck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Méleck (1) are calculated separately.
Meleck (65) may also be a first name.
Meleck Demographics
Average Meleck Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meleck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meleck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meleck (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻟﻚ) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Méleck. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meleck? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 887,624th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. It occurs mostly 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 numerous given name globally, borne by 65 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 49 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 42 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.
Meleck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meleck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meleck surname increased 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
Meleck Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meleck in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻟﻚ | malk | - |
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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 Meleck
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