Meleshtyan Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Transnistria
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Meleshtyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Meleshtyan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Meleshtyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meleshtyan (Russian: Мелештян) is carried by more people in Transnistria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Meleshtyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Meleshtyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Meleshtyan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Meleshtyan reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Transnistria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 39,558. In Transnistria Meleshtyan is most prevalent in: Bender Municipality, where 58 percent reside and Tiraspol Municipality, where 42 percent reside. Beside Transnistria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 33 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moleshtyan901/
Meletyan89203/
Malaeshtyan8639/
Melestean84160/
Melityan783/
Meleştean7439/
Milostyan747/
Meletjane741/
Milityan673/
Molistian631/
Malastian631/
Mallastion500/
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Meleshtyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meleshtyan in the Russian language
Мелештянmelestan-

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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 Meleshtyan
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