Melikoğlu Surname
Approximately 1,461 people bear this surname
Melikoğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,460 | 1:53,302 | 5,239 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Melikoğlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melikoğlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melikoğlu occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melikoğlu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 267,389th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,988,053 people. Melikoğlu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Melikoğlu reside; 79 percent reside in West Asia and 79 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Melikoğlu is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,460 people, or 1 in 53,302. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 38 percent are found, Giresun Province, where 21 percent are found and Diyarbakir Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Turkey it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melekoğlu | 89 | 840 | / |
| Melikoylu | 89 | 20 | / |
| Malikoğlu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malikolu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mallikollu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Malikalu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Melekallu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malukollu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malekalu | 59 | 4 | / |
| Mallekallu | 53 | 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 Melikoğlu
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