Melight Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Melight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England11:55,718,059489,080

Melight Last Name Facts

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

Melight is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Melight click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melight? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Melight is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Melight are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 93 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live.

Melight Last Name Statistics demography

Melight earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.06% less than the national average, earning R 78,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melighe86356/
Malight869/
Mylight864/
Milight861/
Milighe711/
Melix67170/
Mealix624/
Melaix621/
Melex5047/
Mélix5012/
Milix503/

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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 Melight
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