Melge Surname
Approximately 634 people bear this surname
Melge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 599 | 1:1,280,577 | 50,454 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Melge (27) may also be a first name.
Melge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melge (Marathi: मेलगे) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melge is the 514,664th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. The last name Melge occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Melge are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 27 people.
Melge is most frequent in India, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 1,280,577. In India Melge is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent are found, Karnataka, where 7 percent are found and Goa, where 3 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melge in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलगे | melage | 98.99 |
| मेळगे | melage | 0.25 |
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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 Melge
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