Melishvili Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Melishvili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 79 | 1:47,412 | 6,100 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Melishvili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melishvili Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melishvili (Georgian: მელიშვილი) is found most in Georgia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melishvili? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melishvili is the 2,106,139th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Melishvili are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.
The last name is most numerous in Georgia, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 47,412. In Georgia it is most prevalent in: Tbilisi, where 62 percent live, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, where 29 percent live and Kakheti, where 3 percent live. Barring Georgia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meliashvili | 95 | 93 | / |
| Mgelishvili | 95 | 1 | / |
| Melashvili | 90 | 1,554 | / |
| Malishvili | 90 | 7 | / |
| Maliashvili | 86 | 76 | / |
| Mehlashvili | 86 | 1 | / |
| Molashvili | 80 | 547 | / |
| Milashvili | 80 | 146 | / |
| Mulashvili | 80 | 2 | / |
| Miloshvili | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mailashvili | 76 | 166 | / |
| Mauloshvili | 76 | 1 | / |
| Meliville | 74 | 3 | / |
| Melashvyly | 70 | 11 | / |
| Melesville | 70 | 3 | / |
| Melivela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melyville | 63 | 1 | / |
| Molashvyly | 60 | 4 | / |
| Milesville | 60 | 2 | / |
| Myleville | 53 | 1 | / |
| Melo Schaffel | 52 | 1 | / |
| Melo Scheffel | 52 | 1 | / |
Melishvili Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melishvili in the Georgian language | ||
| მელიშვილი | melishvili | - |
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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 Melishvili
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