Melekhin Surname

140,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Melekhin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melekhin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,0831:46,7486,204
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Melekhin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melekhin (Georgian: მელეხინი, Russian: Мелехин) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melekhin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melekhin is the 140,793rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,300,362 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Melekhin reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 3,083 people, or 1 in 46,748. In Russia it is primarily found in: Perm Krai, where 26 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Komi Republic, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Melekhin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Melekhin surname are 8.54% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.31% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melekhin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melekhin in the Georgian language
მელეხინიmelekhini50
მელეხინmelekhin50
Melekhin in the Russian language
Мелехинmelehin-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melekhin
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