Meliz Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Meliz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 116 | 1:403,035 | 21,972 |
| Philippines | 84 | 1:1,205,217 | 94,524 |
| Cuba | 39 | 1:295,454 | 5,288 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Turkey | 34 | 1:2,288,865 | 74,619 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
The alternate forms: Méliz (6) are calculated separately.
Meliz (327) may also be a first name.
Meliz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meliz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meliz (Russian: Мелиз) is found most frequently in Spain. It may also occur as a variant: Méliz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meliz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 788,513th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Meliz are found; 32 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 32 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Meliz is also the 484,932nd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 327 people.
It is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 403,035. In Spain Meliz is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 54 percent live, Aragon, where 45 percent live and Navarre, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Spain Meliz is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 23 percent live and Cuba, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meliz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meliz in the Russian language | ||
| Мелиз | meliz | - |
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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 Meliz
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