Melikidis Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Melikidis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melikidis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2711:40,8856,591
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Melikidis Last Name Facts

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

Melikidis (Georgian: მელიკიდის, Russian: Меликидис) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melikidis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 889,654th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Melikidis reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Greece, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 40,885. In Greece it is most numerous in: Central Macedonia, where 63 percent reside, Attica, where 25 percent reside and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melikidi9411/
Melekidis8934/
Meliqidis893/
Milikidis891/
Malikidis891/
Melikides891/
Meliqidi825/
Malikides7890/
Melekides782/
Malikkides743/
Meliquides741/
Malekides6716/
Melykydys671/
Malekkides63109/
Melekheda5696/

Melikidis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melikidis in the Georgian language
მელიკიდისmelikidis-
Melikidis in the Russian language
Меликидисmelikidis-

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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 Melikidis
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