Melihy Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Melihy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melihy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
France11:66,422,722504,397

Melihy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melihy is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melihy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Melihy reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Melihy is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Apart from England Melihy is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 23 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meliha833,422/
Meliyo831,966/
Melihi83757/
Malihy83309/
Melehy83291/
Meljih8331/
Melihe838/
Melijy834/
Melihaj77121/
Melaiye77100/
Meliher7717/
Melijay773/
Meleahy772/
Mielieh771/
Meuliyi771/
Meslihi771/
Mealiey770/
Melie73271/
Meliá7345/
Melye7331/
Melji7323/
Meliesch712/
Melaiyes711/
Malihi674,471/
Melehi67720/
Mehlei67305/
Melies67286/
Malihe67205/
Meliet67185/
Melier67108/
Molihe67107/
Meilie6756/
Mealie6753/
Melehe6751/
Miliyo6750/
Meli'i6742/
Mehley6740/
Melgey6727/
Miliha6721/
Meliji6720/
Moelie6719/
Molihi6717/
Maliih6717/
Meljie6715/
Melija679/
Meulie678/
Metlie676/
Meslie676/
Milihi675/
Meliea674/
Maliey672/
Maelie672/
Mealye672/
Milihe672/
Meleği672/
Meleai671/
Melyea671/
Mieliuyie671/
Miliey671/
Melgie671/
Myliyo671/
Meilye671/
Meljić671/
Meylie671/
Mielie671/
Melije671/
Meleay670/

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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 Melihy
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