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
Melighe (Marathi: मेलीघे) occurs in Gabon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melighe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 791,719th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Melighe are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Gabon, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 5,337. Apart from Gabon it occurs 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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