Meligy Surname

115,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Meligy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meligy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,2951:27,9023,078
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Lebanon2571:21,9342,577
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Palestine141:324,91811,054
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Austria91:946,15970,786
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Meligy (12) may also be a first name.

Meligy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meligy is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meligy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,498th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,822,798 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Meligy live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,295 people, or 1 in 27,902. Excluding Egypt this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live and Lebanon, where 6 percent live.

Meligy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Meligy last name is chiefly Shiite (89%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meleigy9214/
Melligy9210/
Meliegy924/
Mligy919/
Melegy831,954/
Meligi831,739/
Miligy83498/
Melige8342/
Melgey8327/
Melogy8322/
Maligy833/
Melagiy77233/
Melioge7726/
Maligya776/
Milligy776/
Maligyo772/
Melligi772/
Meelige771/
Maligey771/
Mellige771/
Meliegi771/
Melge73634/
Mlegy73462/
Mligi7312/
Melgi7310/
Maligeay7160/
Maligiya7110/
Maligeya711/
Melligio711/
Melagiya711/
Malige672,008/
Melage671,231/
Maligi67728/
Miligi67612/
Muligi67436/
Mulige67318/
Molige67241/
Moligi67149/
Melegi6777/
Melege6746/
Melagi6739/
Melgia6712/
Mology677/
Milige676/
Milegy674/
Malegy674/
Meleği672/
Meelge671/
Mlligi671/
Maelge671/
Melgie671/
Mleegy671/
Meloge670/

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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 Meligy
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