Melevich Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Melevich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melevich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1131:84,08013,311
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Melevich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melevich (Russian: Мелевич) is most common in Belarus. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melevich? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melevich is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Melevich is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Melevich reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 84,080. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 70 percent reside, Vitebsk Region, where 21 percent reside and Minsk, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Belarus Melevich occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Melevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (71%) in Belarus and Orthodox (59%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melevich in the Russian language
Мелевичmelevic-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melevich
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