Melix Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Melix Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1261:527,16472,630
United States221:16,475,406557,260
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Kiribati41:28,352669
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Mélix (12) are calculated separately.

Melix (120) may also be a first name.

Melix Last Name Facts

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

Melix is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Mélix. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melix? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Melix live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 852,104th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 120 people.

The last name Melix is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 527,164. In France Melix is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 74 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 9 percent are found. Outside of France this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and French Polynesia, where 2 percent are found.

Melix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melix has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melix surname grew 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melix Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melix last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Melix earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning $33,106 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mélix9312/
Mealix914/
Melaix911/
Melis8044,674/
Melik804,734/
Meliš80965/
Meliz80358/
Melic80213/
Melig80110/
Meliß8086/
Molix8050/
Melex8047/
Malix8046/
Melij8016/
Milix803/
Meliq802/
Melux802/
Melixova7725/
Melich732,307/
Melick732,111/
Melike731,990/
Melise731,621/
Mehlis731,221/
Melish731,086/
Mehlig731,068/
Melikh73815/
Melois73430/
Melios73294/
Melies73286/
Melice73268/
Meliek73185/
Meelis73154/
Melais7363/
Melicz7362/
Meliss7356/
Meilik7352/
Melics7352/
Meilij7349/
Melisz7344/
Meylis7339/
Hmelik7339/
Meleis7336/
Melaik7330/
Meleux7319/
Mielis7314/
Metlis7313/
Meilis7312/
Mejlis7312/
Meslis7310/
Mielik7310/
Meluis738/
Melgis738/
Mehliß738/
Meylik735/
Melihs734/
Maleix734/
Hmelic733/
Meliks733/
Mealis733/
Mieliz733/
Melhis733/
Melizh732/
Melhig732/
Meligh732/
Meligs732/
Meloik731/
Mealex731/
Meslij731/
Meleik731/
Maliex731/
Meïlik731/
Mieliß731/
Mejlic731/
Mehlik731/
Mehlic730/
Melist730/
Meulis730/
Meilig730/
Mielex730/
Mehlich671,290/
Melisse67763/
Molliex67499/
Melique67378/
Melighe67356/
Meilick67334/
Metlich67252/
Mealies67125/
Mielies67123/
Mehelic6791/
Melisch6786/
Meitlis6776/
Metliss6761/
Meijlis6746/
Mehlick6745/
Meilich6740/
Meliche6739/
Mealick6737/
Meislik6734/
Meelich6733/
Meilike6732/
Meylikh6729/
Mielish6724/
Melicce6724/
Mehliss6721/
Melicks6719/
Metlick6718/
Meylick6718/
Melhuis6715/
Melight6715/
Meleich6713/
Meligue6712/
Metliås6711/
Metlicz679/
Meytlis678/
Mehleis678/
Melitse677/
Melisce677/
Meilise676/
Meleish675/
Melitch675/
Mielick675/
Meloigh674/
Meluish673/
Meslich673/
Meylich672/
Melaick672/
Meleike672/
Meilish672/
Meloike672/
Meelick671/
Mehhlig671/
Melhick671/
Hmelick671/
Melaise671/
Melikch671/
Melisck671/
Melishs671/
Melhies671/
Meïlick671/
Meliosz671/
Melisså671/
Mehlies671/
Mehlisz671/
Meslois671/
Meloist671/
Meligth671/
Meluice671/
Meslice670/
Meuhlic670/
Meillis670/
Miehlig670/
Meslick670/
Mehlish670/
Meleigh670/
Meelish670/

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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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  • 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 Melix
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