Melige Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Melige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India291:26,450,530346,896
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Melige (18) may also be a first name.

Melige Last Name Facts

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

Melige is found most frequently in India. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Melige.

How Common Is The Last Name Melige? popularity and diffusion

Melige is the 3,017,195th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Melige is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Melige live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 26,450,530. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 69 percent reside and Karnataka, where 28 percent reside. Outside of India it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melighe92356/
Melioge9226/
Metlige925/
Meelige921/
Meligeth861/
Meliga832,104/
Malige832,008/
Meligi831,739/
Melise831,621/
Melage831,231/
Melice83268/
Molige83241/
Melege8346/
Milige836/
Melize832/
Melije831/
Meligui77477/
Meliguy77183/
Melisie7771/
Mallige7741/
Maliege7741/
Meliche7739/
Metlege7731/
Maligie7730/
Melesie7726/
Melizer7724/
Mahlige7723/
Meleigy7714/
Meleger778/
Meliset778/
Melisce777/
Meligha776/
Meilise776/
Melegeš776/
Malighe775/
Meledge774/
Mealege774/
Meliegy774/
Melegie774/
Meligay773/
Melizet773/
Melegeh772/
Melagge772/
Melidje772/
Maligey771/
Melaise771/
Miliage771/
Melieze771/
Malaige771/
Meelage771/
Milighe771/
Melises771/
Melyoge771/
Meliegi771/
Melaize771/
Melazie771/
Meleghe771/
Meliser771/
Melicher711,340/
Meleisea71486/
Melhiser7177/
Meleguer7129/
Meliesie7124/
Meleiche7116/
Mahalige7114/
Metledge718/
Melechie714/
Meliëzer713/
Malighee711/
Meloigui711/
Melaiguy711/
Melazieh711/
Meleghea711/
Meleidje711/
Mehelize711/
Melegher710/
Melese67162,964/
Milice6710,511/
Melizi672,732/
Melega671,930/
Melesi671,328/
Melisi671,054/
Maligi67728/
Meliza67638/
Miligi67612/
Meleji67572/
Meleza67231/
Malege67193/
Moligi67149/
Maluge67119/
Melici6790/
Melegi6777/
Melece6770/
Milage6743/
Mélice6743/
Molege6735/
Meleze6731/
Meliji6720/
Miliga6714/
Melaze678/
Milise677/
Melezi676/
Melijy674/
Meleje673/
Méliga672/
Miluge672/
Melheiser671/
Mylise671/
Moluge671/
Milize671/
Malüge671/
Milege671/
Melisé671/
Meleci671/
Mehlicher671/

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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 Melige
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