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

The surname Melek (Arabic: ميليك, Georgian: მელეკ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻚ, Marathi: मलेक, Oriya: େମେଲକ, Russian: Мелек) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Melek.

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

The last name Melek is the 71,742^nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,059,544 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 42 percent of Melek reside; 38 percent reside in West Asia and 36 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Melek is also the 5,426^th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 192,928 people.

The surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,993 people, or 1 in 26,001. In Turkey Melek is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Tokat Province, where 8 percent are found and Samsun Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Melek Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Melek surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the political 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.