Melikan Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Benin

Melikan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melikan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1791:428,95326,889
Benin1091:94,82210,901
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Melikan (126) may also be a first name.

Melikan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melikan (Hindi: मेलीकन, Russian: Меликан) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melikan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melikan is the 820,032nd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Melikan live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Melikan is also the 829,183rd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 126 people.

Melikan is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 428,953. In Iran Melikan is most prevalent in: Golestan Province, where 23 percent live, Tehran Province, where 21 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Iran it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Melikan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melikan last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

Melikan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.84% more than the national average, earning $60,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melikan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melikan in the Hindi language
मेलीकनmelikana-
Melikan in the Russian language
Меликанmelikan-

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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 Melikan
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