Meliš Surname
Approximately 965 people bear this surname
Meliš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 855 | 1:6,241 | 554 |
| Czechia | 72 | 1:147,687 | 22,967 |
| Serbia | 26 | 1:274,806 | 14,599 |
| Croatia | 12 | 1:352,384 | 32,084 |
The alternate forms: Melis (44,674), Mélis (24) & Melís (2) are calculated separately.
Meliš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meliš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meliš occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Melis, Mélis or Melís. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meliš? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 371,870th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,551,861 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Meliš reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Meliš is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is held by 855 people, or 1 in 6,241. In Slovakia Meliš is mostly concentrated in: Trenčín Region, where 69 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 9 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Slovakia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 7 percent are found and Serbia, where 3 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meliš
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