Meleghy Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Meleghy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meleghy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Meleghy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meleghy is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meleghy? popularity and diffusion

Meleghy is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Meleghy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Meleghy are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Meleghy is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany Meleghy is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent are found and Hamburg, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 30 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meleghi8634/
Meleigy8614/
Meliegy864/
Melegeh862/
Meleghe861/
Meleghea801/
Melegher800/
Melega771,930/
Melegi7777/
Melege7746/
Malegy774/
Milegy774/
Melagy771/
Melighe71356/
Meliguy71183/
Maleghe7141/
Metlege7131/
Melagay7128/
Melegui7110/
Meleger718/
Meligha716/
Melegeš716/
Meilega715/
Maleghi715/
Milegha714/
Melegie714/
Mealege714/
Melaghi713/
Meligay713/
Moilegy713/
Mmelegi712/
Mmelega711/
Meleaga711/
Meliegi711/
Mallegy711/
Malaghy710/
Malaghay6740/
Meleguer6729/
Milegich672/
Melagheu672/
Meligeth671/
Melaiguy671/
Melaghie671/

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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 Meleghy
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