Melikam Surname
Approximately 2,043 people bear this surname
Melikam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
Melikam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melikam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melikam is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melikam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 203,648th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,567,081 people. The last name Melikam occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Melikam reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Besides Ethiopia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmelikam | 93 | 23 | / |
| Melikame | 93 | 4 | / |
| Melekam | 86 | 3,703 | / |
| Malikam | 86 | 39 | / |
| Melukam | 86 | 17 | / |
| Melicam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malikham | 80 | 156 | / |
| Melekame | 80 | 49 | / |
| Maligkam | 80 | 11 | / |
| Molikham | 80 | 4 | / |
| Melicame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mallikam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmelukam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malaikham | 75 | 46 | / |
| Malekam | 71 | 208 | / |
| Malicam | 71 | 38 | / |
| Malikom | 71 | 7 | / |
| Molukam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Malukam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milicam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Malekaim | 67 | 69 | / |
| Malekaam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Malekham | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maleukam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maligkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malickom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malaikom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malaykam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melecame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahlekam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maliekom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molekham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melukomm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahalekam | 63 | 599 | / |
| Maalikoum | 63 | 12 | / |
| Malaikhom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malekaham | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malicom | 57 | 2 | / |
| Muilekom | 53 | 5 | / |
| Mahalecam | 50 | 3 | / |
| Mailekoum | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Melikam
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