Melihen Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Melihen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melihen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia711:35,0386,741
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Melihen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melihen is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melihen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Melihen is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Melihen live; 83 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Slovenia, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 35,038. In Slovenia Melihen is most numerous in: Gorizia, where 56 percent are found, Upper Carniola, where 41 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 1 percent are found. Other than Slovenia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melien92167/
Meslien861,009/
Meulien86220/
Melienė8662/
Meliene8613/
Meilien869/
Malihen862/
Melhyen861/
Melehen861/
Melieng861/
Molihen860/
Meilienė8089/
Meillien8045/
Meliohin8010/
Meiliene804/
Melienne802/
Mielienė801/
Melihina801/
Meelieng801/
Milien7714,296/
Melgen77411/
Malien77147/
Molien7779/
Meljin7722/
Meljen7716/
Mylien773/
Meliem771/
Melyin770/
Mallien71384/
Molienė71342/
Milienė71210/
Malihin71162/
Mollien71151/
Meliyon7149/
Meilgen7146/
Melehin7144/
Moilien7143/
Melihim7131/
Malijen7120/
Melaaen7111/
Meljain717/
Miliene717/
Mylienė714/
Møylien712/
Milihin712/
Melying711/
Mailien711/
Melyoin711/
Mealyen711/
Malhien711/
Meeliem711/
Malyhen711/
Molyhen710/
Milijen710/
Melhiem710/
Milhien710/
Midtlien67211/
Milienne6764/
Maillien6760/
Melehhin6715/
Hmeljina678/
Mislihin678/
Milihina674/
Milihhin671/
Mallihin671/
Mailienė671/
Melehing671/
Meiliyon671/

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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
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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 Melihen
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