Melihi Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Melihi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melihi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4521:85,46813,256
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Yemen1331:198,6868,500
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Melihi (559) may also be a first name.

Melihi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melihi is found most in Algeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melihi? popularity and diffusion

Melihi is the 449,465th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,626,877 people. Melihi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Melihi live; 78 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Mahgreb. Melihi is also the 355,721st most common first name at a global level, borne by 559 people.

The last name Melihi is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 85,468. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Chlef Province, where 48 percent live, Tipasa Province, where 35 percent live and Blida Province, where 16 percent live. Aside from Algeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 18 percent live and Yemen, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meslihi921/
Malihi834,471/
Meliha833,422/
Melehi83720/
Meli'i8342/
Meljih8331/
Meliji8320/
Molihi8317/
Melihy8313/
Melihe838/
Milihi835/
Melihaj77121/
Moliehi7729/
Meliher7717/
Melioui779/
Mislihi776/
Malihoi774/
Mealhie772/
Melhies771/
Meslehi771/
Mallihi771/
Malihai771/
Mailihi771/
Maliehi771/
Moelehi771/
Mielieh771/
Meuliyi771/
Melie73271/
Meliá7345/
Melji7323/
Meliesch712/
Melouhie711/
Meliyo671,966/
Malihy67309/
Mehlei67305/
Melehy67291/
Melies67286/
Malihe67205/
Meliet67185/
Melier67108/
Molihe67107/
Maliji6799/
Molehi6787/
Meilie6756/
Mealie6753/
Melehe6751/
Malehi6742/
Miliha6721/
Moelie6719/
Maliih6717/
Meljie6715/
Malhie6712/
Melija679/
Meulie678/
Milehi678/
Meslie676/
Metlie676/
Miliji676/
Melijy674/
Meliea674/
Maliii673/
Maljhi673/
Maliij673/
Meleği672/
Maelie672/
Maliei672/
Milihe672/
Molyhi671/
Miliis671/
Melgie671/
Moliji671/
Molhie671/
Mieliuyie671/
Malhié671/
Miliei671/
Mielie671/
Meljić671/
Meylie671/
Meleai671/
Melije671/

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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 Melihi
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