Melisek Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Melisek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melisek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1141:46,8118,954
Hungary661:148,73113,450
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Melišek (263) & Melíšek (148) are calculated separately.

Melisek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melisek occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Melišek or Melíšek. For other potential spellings of Melisek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melisek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,159,732nd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname Melisek is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Melisek are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 46,811. In Slovakia it is most common in: Nitra Region, where 97 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 2 percent are found and Trnava Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Slovakia Melisek is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Melisek Last Name Statistics demography

Melisek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 60.45% more than the national average, earning $79,714 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Melisek
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