Meleq Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Meleq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meleq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania331:88,3059,061
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Meleq (553) may also be a first name.

Meleq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meleq (Georgian: მელექ) is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meleq? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Meleq is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Meleq live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in Albano-Europe. Meleq is also the 357,892nd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 553 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 88,305. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Gjirokastër County, where 27 percent live, Korçë County, where 27 percent live and Vlorë County, where 24 percent live. Excluding Albania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meleque8312/
Melek806,878/
Meleg801,744/
Maleq80700/
Melec80134/
Melex8047/
Meliq802/
Melesque7727/
Melekh733,155/
Meleke732,486/
Melike731,990/
Mielec73665/
Meslek73554/
Melegh73465/
Meleek73398/
Meleck73303/
Maleeq73185/
Metlek73185/
Meliek73185/
Meleuc73101/
Mielek7393/
Meilek7353/
Meelek7329/
Melesk7326/
Mehlek7317/
Malequ7316/
Maeleg7313/
Moleeq738/
Meslec736/
Meleak734/
Mealeg734/
Meleuk732/
Metleg732/
Meylek731/
Maaleq731/
Mealex731/
Milesq731/
Meleag731/
Melecc731/
Meleik731/
Molekq731/
Meileg730/
Meileck67407/
Melique67378/
Mmeleke67187/
Meilike6732/
Mieleck6723/
Meyleuc6720/
Melegue6716/
Meïleck6715/
Mehleck6714/
Meligue6712/
Mileque679/
'Meleke678/
Meleske677/
Meilekh675/
Metlegh674/
Meleake674/
Meleike672/
Meylekh672/
Meloike672/
Mealeke671/
Meleckė671/
Meslekh671/
Meleckt671/
Mahaleq671/
Meheleg671/
Hmielec671/
Meillek671/
Meleigh670/
Moehlek670/
Metleke670/

Meleq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meleq in the Georgian language
მელექmelek-

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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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  • 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 Meleq
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