Meleki Surname

74,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Meleki Surname Definition:

Meleki is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: milk.

Meleki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5,5791:2,841361
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Tanzania2011:263,39121,014
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Turkey661:1,179,11250,375
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Namibia341:70,8657,497
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
England61:9,286,343223,652
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Meleki (1,016) may also be a first name.

Meleki Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Meleki is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: milk.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Meleki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meleki (Oriya: େମେଲକୀ) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meleki.

How Common Is The Last Name Meleki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 74,891st most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,110,399 people. The surname Meleki occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Meleki are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 251,978th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,016 people.

The surname Meleki is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 5,579 people, or 1 in 2,841. In Zambia Meleki is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 23 percent are found, Southern Province, where 20 percent are found and Central Province, where 19 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melekie921,458/
Meleski92647/
Melekio9216/
Meleaki927/
Melekei925/
Melaeki921/
Mgeleki921/
Melekki921/
Melekkis863/
Meleshki862/
Melaecki861/
Hmeleski861/
Meleckis861/
Meleikis861/
Melekhai861/
Maleki83142,675/
Meleka8314,236/
Meleke832,486/
Meliki831,614/
Moleki83587/
Meleqi83262/
Mileki8397/
Melaki8381/
Meleky8347/
Meloki837/
Melikie772,415/
Malekai772,005/
Melechi77258/
Melesky77204/
Mmeleke77187/
Molecki77187/
Melecký77166/
Melecká77159/
Malejki77152/
Melikio77149/
Milekhi77129/
Melakhi77127/
Mohleki77118/
Malekie77106/
Melekha7756/
Meleika7742/
Malekij7742/
Maleaki7736/
Melicki7734/
Melacki7723/
Malekui7720/
Melecky7719/
Melakie7716/
Mahleki7712/
Milezki7712/
Molekhi7711/
Malekhi7711/
Maaleki7711/
'Meleke778/
Meleske777/
Melekeu777/
Mieleke777/
Malekyi777/
Mmeleka776/
Mileaki775/
Malekoi775/
Molleki775/
Meliaki774/
Melaiki774/
Meleake774/
Malleki773/
Milekie772/
Meleike772/
Malieki772/
Meleeka771/
Malekki771/
Melekaa771/
Melieka771/
Maeleke771/
Maileki771/
Malekih771/
Mealeke771/
Melokie771/
Ma'leki771/
Hmaleki771/
Molekoi771/
Molheki771/
Maleiki771/
Metleke770/
Meleškaitė751/
Milejski71849/
Mielicki71213/
Malekaai71200/
Melecchi71180/
Metlicki71108/
Mielecke7164/
Maleakhi7135/
Metlekaj7118/
Meliscki7116/
Meleiche7116/
Malekijh7116/
Mielecka7115/
Mehlecke7112/
Maelecke7112/
Moehleke7111/
Milescki7111/
Mileshki7111/
Milekich7110/
Melesqui7110/
Malekieh719/
Melikchi717/
Moelecke717/
Maleikyi717/
Maleacki715/
Meulekeu715/
Maleckij714/
Mmelekea714/
Mallecki713/
Milesski712/
Mileckis712/
Malejkij712/
Mallehki711/
Maleakai711/
Maleckie711/
Maleckyi711/
Mileyski711/
Milezski711/
Mielikki711/
Metliski711/
Meilicki711/
Meilieke711/
Meleskey711/
Mallekei711/
Maelikei711/
Maleckii711/
Mieleika711/
Mohlekii711/
Meligkis711/
Mehlekka711/
Maliki6783,788/
Melake6710,694/
Malaki6710,260/
Maleke678,766/
Melika673,736/
Moleke672,079/
Moliki672,076/
Melike671,990/
Mileka671,656/
Meleca671,332/
Maloki671,035/
Melica67476/
Miliki67448/
Moehlecke67358/
Moloki67286/
Melice67268/
Melyka67235/
Melaqe67217/
Milaki67168/
Mileke67118/
Meliqi67104/
Molaki6776/
Maleky6770/
Melece6770/
Mettlicki6731/
Meloke6722/
Meuleukeu6722/
Moelhecke6712/
Metlickiy6711/
Miloki677/
Mäleke677/
Meloky674/
Metlickij673/
Metlickii673/
Myleka672/
Melaky671/
Meliky671/
Molyki671/
Melică671/
Metlickis671/
Malekj671/
Myleiskyi671/
Mileky671/
Meleitcke670/

Meleki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meleki in the Oriya language
େମେଲକୀemelaki-

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