Melike Surname
Approximately 1,990 people bear this surname
Melike Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Israel | 537 | 1:15,936 | 2,387 |
| India | 94 | 1:8,160,270 | 170,569 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
The alternate forms: Méliké (1) are calculated separately.
Melike (68,723) may also be a first name.
Melike Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melike Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melike (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻴﻜﻪ) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Méliké. Click here to see other potential spellings of Melike.
How Common Is The Last Name Melike? popularity and diffusion
Melike is the 207,954th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,662,083 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Melike are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Melike is also the 14,090th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 68,723 people.
The surname Melike is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Not including Ethiopia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 27 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melike Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melike in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﻴﻜﻪ | mlykh | 53.33 |
| ﻣﻠﻴﻜﺔ | mlykt | 16.67 |
| ﻣﻠﻜﻪ | mlkh | 13.33 |
| ﻣﻠﻜﺔ | mlkt | 10 |
| ﻣﻠﻜـﺔ | mlkt | 3.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ | almlk | 3.33 |
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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 Melike
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