Melkay Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Melkay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Melkay (15) may also be a first name.
Melkay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melkay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melkay has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Melkay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melkay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Melkay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Melkay are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Germany Melkay exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent are found and Croatia, where 12 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 Melkay
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