Melezh Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Melezh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 141 | 1:67,383 | 11,107 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
Melezh Demographics
Melezh Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Melezh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melezh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melezh (Russian: Мележ) occurs most in Belarus. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melezh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melezh is the 1,409,418th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Melezh are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Belarus, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 67,383. In Belarus it is most prevalent in: Gomel Region, where 36 percent are found, Minsk, where 33 percent are found and Mogilev Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Belarus Melezh is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent are found and Ukraine, where 3 percent are found.
Melezh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melezh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melezh in the Russian language | ||
| Мележ | melez | - |
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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 Melezh
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