Meleq Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Meleq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 33 | 1:88,305 | 9,061 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
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 last name Meleq (Georgian: მელექ) is most common in Albania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meleq? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meleq is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Meleq are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent are found in Albano-Europe. It is also the 357,892nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 553 people.
Meleq is most commonly occurring in Albania, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 88,305. In Albania it is most frequent in: Gjirokastër County, where 27 percent live, Korçë County, where 27 percent live and Vlorë County, where 24 percent live. Besides Albania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meleque | 83 | 12 | / |
| Melek | 80 | 6,878 | / |
| Meleg | 80 | 1,744 | / |
| Maleq | 80 | 700 | / |
| Melec | 80 | 134 | / |
| Melex | 80 | 47 | / |
| Meliq | 80 | 2 | / |
| Melesque | 77 | 27 | / |
| Melekh | 73 | 3,155 | / |
| Meleke | 73 | 2,486 | / |
| Melike | 73 | 1,990 | / |
| Mielec | 73 | 665 | / |
| Meslek | 73 | 554 | / |
| Melegh | 73 | 465 | / |
| Meleek | 73 | 398 | / |
| Meleck | 73 | 303 | / |
| Maleeq | 73 | 185 | / |
| Metlek | 73 | 185 | / |
| Meliek | 73 | 185 | / |
| Meleuc | 73 | 101 | / |
| Mielek | 73 | 93 | / |
| Meilek | 73 | 53 | / |
| Meelek | 73 | 29 | / |
| Melesk | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mehlek | 73 | 17 | / |
| Malequ | 73 | 16 | / |
| Maeleg | 73 | 13 | / |
| Moleeq | 73 | 8 | / |
| Meslec | 73 | 6 | / |
| Meleak | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mealeg | 73 | 4 | / |
| Meleuk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Metleg | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meylek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maaleq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mealex | 73 | 1 | / |
| Milesq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meleag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melecc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meleik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Molekq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meileg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meileck | 67 | 407 | / |
| Melique | 67 | 378 | / |
| Mmeleke | 67 | 187 | / |
| Meilike | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mieleck | 67 | 23 | / |
| Meyleuc | 67 | 20 | / |
| Melegue | 67 | 16 | / |
| Meïleck | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mehleck | 67 | 14 | / |
| Meligue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mileque | 67 | 9 | / |
| 'Meleke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Meleske | 67 | 7 | / |
| Meilekh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Metlegh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meleake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meleike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meylekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meloike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mealeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meleckė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meslekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meleckt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahaleq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meheleg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmielec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meillek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meleigh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Moehlek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Metleke | 67 | 0 | / |
Meleq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meleq in the Georgian language | ||
| მელექ | melek | - |
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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
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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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