Melenec Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Melenec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melenec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia731:73,10214,166
France541:1,230,050127,496
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Mélénec (2) are calculated separately.

Melenec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melenec is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Mélénec. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melenec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. Melenec occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Melenec live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 73,102. In Slovakia Melenec is most prevalent in: Nitra Region, where 99 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Slovakia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 40 percent are found and Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mélénec902/
Mieleniec8835/
Melenez8655/
Melenek8620/
Melinec8614/
Melenes863/
Melenic861/
Melenets80624/
Melenych8038/
Melenick8036/
Melengic8028/
Melenich8024/
Meleanek804/
Melenesk804/
Meleneez803/
Mielenek801/
Melhenes801/
Mlejnek711,378/
Melinic71514/
Mylenek7180/
Melenyk7178/
Melinek7165/
Melenik7160/
Melines7140/
Melenis7124/
Milenic7122/
Milenej7110/
Melenekova712/
Milenes711/
Melinex710/
Milenich6710/
Melinich678/
Milenick676/
Mielinek675/
Melinick673/
Melinets672/
Melesnik671/
Mislinec671/
Milenych671/
Milenets671/

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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 Melenec
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