Melh Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Melh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1471:238,2435,207
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Melh (26) may also be a first name.

Melh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melh is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melh.

How Common Is The Last Name Melh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Melh reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 26 people.

Melh is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 238,243. Apart from Iraq Melh is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Melh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melh last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melph8921/
Melhe896/
Mellh894/
Melth893/
Meilh892/
Metlh892/
Hmelh891/
Mealh890/
Mel8625,448/
Mlh8642/
Mehlhp804/
Meyleh801/
Meilhs801/
Miellh801/
Meilhe801/
Meslhe801/
Hmeelh801/
Mele7555,844/
Mehl7514,369/
Mell755,419/
Miel753,341/
Mael752,613/
Meel751,283/
Muel751,090/
Meul75964/
Moel75847/
Meil75757/
Meal75582/
Melt75169/
Milh75162/
Meyl75157/
Meld75114/
Hmel75104/
Mleh7568/
Melø7563/
Melå7546/
Mejl7538/
Metl7536/
Mesl7523/
Mhel757/
Mlth754/
Mmel753/
Mlhd752/
Mlhl752/
Melp752/
Mülh751/
Mllh751/
Mylh751/
Mmlh751/
Mlhp751/
Mlht751/
Mlhz751/
Mhlh751/
Melehes7355/
M'Eyleh731/
Meleher731/
Meilehh731/
Melle675,304/
Meile672,205/
Mesel671,970/
Misel671,931/
Metel671,374/
Ml671,283/
Meisl671,235/
Meale67984/
Metil67887/
Muehl67787/
Megli67732/
Maehl67643/
Miehl67486/
Micel67483/
Moehl67457/
Meyle67454/
Milhe67445/
Miell67430/
Moell67427/
Mitel67395/
Mesle67341/
Meitl67323/
Mesil67273/
Muell67260/
Mhele67226/
Mildh67174/
Mysel67162/
Mmele67153/
Hmiel67142/
Meall6786/
'Mele6785/
Meele6760/
Mytel6745/
Meyll6744/
Meell6735/
Meill6733/
Meijl6730/
Meløe6727/
Meihl6726/
Mecel6719/
Åmell6718/
Mešel6714/
Messelth6713/
Maell6712/
Meldt6710/
Mäsel679/
Myleh677/
Mailh676/
Meilė676/
Mißel676/
Mycel674/
Mehlp674/
Meild673/
Melld673/
Hmmel673/
Hmeil672/
Mešhl672/
Meuhl672/
Meeld672/
Mellt672/
Hmeel672/
Mheel672/
Mejle672/
Methlesh671/
Mettl671/
Mettlech671/
Mecil671/
Meald671/
Meull671/
Meysl671/
Mhlhe671/
Moilh671/
Mellhova671/
Mellp671/
Møgel671/
Métel671/
Melll671/
Meilë671/
Meetl671/
Meesl671/
Mislh671/
Milhs671/
Mehll670/
Meltt670/

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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 Melh
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