Melegh Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Melegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary4341:22,6182,522
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Melegh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melegh occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melegh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 650,013th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. Melegh occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Melegh reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Melegh is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 22,618. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 40 percent live, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 19 percent live and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 9 percent live. Beside Hungary Melegh occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Melegh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melegh last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Melegh earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.49% more than the national average, earning $66,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metlegh924/
Meleigh920/
Meleg911,744/
Metleigh861/
Melekh833,155/
Maeleg8313/
Mealeg834/
Meligh832/
Metleg832/
Malegh831/
Milegh831/
Meleag831/
Meileg830/
Melegue7716/
Meilekh775/
Meloigh774/
Meylekh772/
Meslekh771/
Meligth771/
Meheleg771/
Maleigh770/
Melek736,878/
Maleg73398/
Melec73134/
Melig73110/
Melex7347/
Meleq7337/
Moleg7328/
Mileg7317/
Melegova7130/
Meleague710/
Melekhova673,817/
Meleke672,486/
Melike671,990/
Mehlig671,068/
Melikh67815/
Mielec67665/
Meslek67554/
Meleek67398/
Melykh67327/
Meleck67303/
Maaleg67264/
Malekh67223/
Meliek67185/
Metlek67185/
Meleuc67101/
Mielek6793/
Maleig6768/
Meilek6753/
Meelek6729/
Melesk6726/
Maileg6725/
Malleg6720/
Mehlek6717/
Mitleg6716/
Mayleg6713/
Malheg6712/
Meslec676/
Meleak674/
Maleug673/
Maligh672/
Meligs672/
Meleuk672/
Melhig672/
Michelleg671/
Melhyk671/
Milegs671/
Milegg671/
Mahleg671/
Maelig671/
Meleik671/
Melecc671/
Meylek671/
Mealex671/
Meilig670/
Moelig670/

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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 Melegh
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