Melissakis Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Melissakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melissakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece501:221,59634,567
United States121:30,204,911765,334
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668

Melissakis Last Name Facts

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

Melissakis is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melissakis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Melissakis is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Melissakis live; 62 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 221,596. In Greece Melissakis is primarily found in: Attica, where 52 percent live, Crete, where 40 percent live and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 8 percent live. Aside from Greece this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Melissakis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Melissakis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 201.98% more than the national average, earning R 717,612 per year and in United States they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning $64,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melissaki9531/
Melisaki891/
Melishoki74118/
Milishoki634/
Milisausker575/
Milishousky571/
Mylytseiskyi553/
Milišauskaitė521/
Mileshosky5018/
Milichosky501/

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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 Melissakis
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