Melighe Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Melighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 354 | 1:5,337 | 981 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Melighe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melighe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melighe (Marathi: मेलीघे) is found in Gabon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melighe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 791,719th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Melighe reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Gabon, where it is carried by 354 people, or 1 in 5,337. Not including Gabon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melige | 92 | 42 | / |
| Melioge | 86 | 26 | / |
| Melight | 86 | 15 | / |
| Meligha | 86 | 6 | / |
| Metlige | 86 | 5 | / |
| Malighe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Meelige | 86 | 1 | / |
| Milighe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meleghe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meloughe | 80 | 204 | / |
| Malighee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meleghea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meligeth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melegher | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meliga | 77 | 2,104 | / |
| Malige | 77 | 2,008 | / |
| Meligi | 77 | 1,739 | / |
| Molige | 77 | 241 | / |
| Melege | 77 | 46 | / |
| Milige | 77 | 6 | / |
| Meligui | 71 | 477 | / |
| Molighi | 71 | 273 | / |
| Meliguy | 71 | 183 | / |
| Mallige | 71 | 41 | / |
| Maliege | 71 | 41 | / |
| Maleghe | 71 | 41 | / |
| Meleghi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Metlege | 71 | 31 | / |
| Maligie | 71 | 30 | / |
| Meleghy | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mahlige | 71 | 23 | / |
| Meleigy | 71 | 14 | / |
| Meleger | 71 | 8 | / |
| Melegeš | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mealege | 71 | 4 | / |
| Meliegy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Melegie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mylight | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malighi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Meligay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Melegeh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malaige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meliegi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melyoge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milight | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maligey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melix | 67 | 170 | / |
| Melex | 67 | 47 | / |
| Melaugha | 67 | 40 | / |
| Meleguer | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mahalige | 67 | 14 | / |
| Majlighi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maalighi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meloughi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melaiguy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meloigui | 67 | 1 | / |
Melighe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melighe in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलीघे | melighe | - |
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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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- 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 Melighe
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