Melih Surname
Approximately 3,139 people bear this surname
Melih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 867 | 1:30,479 | 2,883 |
| Algeria | 598 | 1:64,601 | 10,641 |
| Israel | 279 | 1:30,673 | 4,361 |
| Jordan | 270 | 1:32,750 | 3,998 |
| Iraq | 262 | 1:133,670 | 3,639 |
| United Arab Emirates | 208 | 1:44,049 | 4,464 |
| Serbia | 138 | 1:51,775 | 5,000 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Mauritania | 66 | 1:62,043 | 4,323 |
| Palestine | 42 | 1:108,306 | 7,200 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Turkey | 30 | 1:2,594,047 | 79,854 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Tunisia | 15 | 1:40,708 | 5,720 |
| Northern Cyprus | 11 | 1:29,001 | 6,098 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Melih (24,590) may also be a first name.
Melih Demographics
Average Melih Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melih (Arabic: لمليح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻴﺢ) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Melih.
How Common Is The Last Name Melih? popularity and diffusion
Melih is the 141,904th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,321,614 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Melih reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 34 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Melih is also the 32,424th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 24,590 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 867 people, or 1 in 30,479. In Yemen Melih is mostly found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 57 percent are found, Hajjah Governorate, where 22 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 15 percent are found. Barring Yemen Melih occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 19 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.
Melih Last Name Statistics demography
Melih earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﻴﺢ | mlyh | 95.83 |
| ﺍﻣﻠﻴﺢ | amlyh | 4.17 |
| Melih in the Arabic language | ||
| لمليح | lmlyh | - |
| مليه | mlyh | - |
| مليح | mlyh | - |
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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 Melih
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