Melig Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Melig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Melig (13) may also be a first name.

Melig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melig (Russian: Мелиг) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Melig live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 13 people.

Melig is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 1,112,508. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 97 percent live, Central Visayas, where 2 percent live and Davao Region, where 1 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Melig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Melig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melig last name rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melig Last Name Statistics demography

Melig earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehlig911,068/
Melhig912/
Meligh912/
Meligs912/
Maelig911/
Moelig910/
Meilig910/
Moehlig8386/
Meligue8312/
Maehlig837/
Meloigh834/
Mehhlig831/
Meligth831/
Miehlig830/
Meleigh830/
Melik804,734/
Malig804,461/
Meleg801,744/
Melic80213/
Molig80180/
Melix80170/
Milig809/
Mölig807/
Meliq802/
Melug801/
Meligova772/
Metleigh771/
Moehluig770/
Melick732,111/
Melike731,990/
Melikh73815/
Melegh73465/
Mailig73450/
Meliek73185/
Mahlig73126/
Möhlig7380/
Maleig7368/
Maylig7364/
Mählig7353/
Meilik7352/
Melics7352/
Mallig7351/
Hmelik7339/
Melaik7330/
Maeleg7313/
Mielik7310/
Mihlig7310/
Maelik737/
Meylik735/
Mealix734/
Miligs734/
Malaig734/
Mealeg734/
Hmelic733/
Maligh732/
Metleg732/
Meliuk732/
Meloik731/
Meleik731/
Mollig731/
Mohlig731/
Maligq731/
Maluig731/
Meïlik731/
Melaix731/
Meleag731/
Mejlic731/
Mehlik731/
Mehlic730/
Meileg730/
Melique67378/
Meilick67334/
Mehelic6791/
Mehlick6745/
Mealick6737/
Meislik6734/
Meilike6732/
Meylikh6729/
Melicks6719/
Metlick6718/
Meylick6718/
Melegue6716/
Hmeliuc6710/
Majligh679/
Mielick675/
Metlegh674/
Mahalig673/
Meliukh672/
Melaick672/
Meleike672/
Meloike672/
Maislig672/
Meelick671/
Malaaig671/
Maillig671/
Mallaig671/
Mallieg671/
Melhick671/
Hmelick671/
Melikch671/
Melisck671/
Meïlick671/
Meheleg671/
Meuhlic670/
Maleigh670/
Meslick670/
Moelick670/

Melig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melig in the Russian language
Мелигmelig-

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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 Melig
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