Melekha Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Melekha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 31 | 1:1,468,474 | 118,175 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
Melekha (11) may also be a first name.
Melekha Demographics
Melekha Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Melekha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melekha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melekha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻜﻪ, Russian: Мелеха) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melekha? popularity and diffusion
Melekha is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Melekha occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Melekha live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,468,474. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 42 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 39 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine Melekha occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 30 percent are found and Belarus, where 14 percent are found.
Melekha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Melekha surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Melekha last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than The US average, with 40% being registered with the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melekha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melekha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﻜﻪ | mlkh | - |
| Melekha in the Russian language | ||
| Мелеха | meleha | - |
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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 Melekha
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