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Where Does The Last Name Melek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Melek (Arabic: ميليك, Georgian: მელეკ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻚ, Marathi: मलेक, Oriya: େମେଲକ, Russian: Мелек) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Melek.

How Common Is The Last Name Melek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Melek is the 71,742^nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,059,544 people. The surname Melek occurs mostly in Asia, where 42 percent of Melek are found; 38 percent are found in West Asia and 36 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Melek is also the 5,426^th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 192,928 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 2,993 people, or 1 in 26,001. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Tokat Province, where 8 percent reside and Samsun Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Turkey Melek is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Melek Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Melek surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Melek are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Melek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.3% more than the national average, earning $61,755 CAD per year.