Melqadze Surname
Approximately 1,477 people bear this surname
Melqadze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,395 | 1:2,685 | 497 |
| Abkhazia | 80 | 1:3,036 | 672 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Ossetia | 1 | 1:53,432 | 1,287 |
Melqadze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melqadze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melqadze (Georgian: მელქაძე) is carried by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melqadze? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 264,957th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,934,019 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Melqadze reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.
Melqadze is most commonly held in Georgia, where it is held by 1,395 people, or 1 in 2,685. In Georgia Melqadze is most frequent in: Imereti, where 48 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 40 percent reside and Adjara, where 4 percent reside. Other than Georgia Melqadze exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Abkhazia, where 5 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meliqadze | 94 | 155 | / |
| Melkadze | 88 | 188 | / |
| Meliqidze | 82 | 53 | / |
| Melquades | 82 | 5 | / |
| Melqiades | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melquiades | 78 | 4,465 | / |
| Melquiadez | 78 | 512 | / |
| Melquíades | 78 | 29 | / |
| Melqueades | 78 | 6 | / |
| Melquaides | 78 | 5 | / |
| Melgades | 75 | 10 | / |
| Melgadez | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mellquiades | 74 | 3 | / |
| Melequiades | 74 | 2 | / |
| Meloquiades | 74 | 1 | / |
| Melquiaadez | 74 | 1 | / |
| Melquiaddes | 74 | 1 | / |
| Melquiiades | 74 | 1 | / |
| Melkiades | 71 | 425 | / |
| Melquides | 71 | 138 | / |
| Malagadze | 71 | 115 | / |
| Melquedes | 71 | 5 | / |
| Melquiads | 71 | 2 | / |
| Melguades | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melchiades | 67 | 1,415 | / |
| Milquiades | 67 | 39 | / |
| Melikiades | 67 | 8 | / |
| Malquiades | 67 | 7 | / |
| Melquiedes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Melquiodes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Melchíades | 67 | 3 | / |
| Melguiades | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melquiudes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meliquides | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melkiadesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melqueides | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melquiadas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melquiados | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melkezei | 63 | 1 | / |
| Milcazzi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Melcoche | 50 | 1 | / |
Melqadze Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melqadze in the Georgian language | ||
| მელქაძე | melkadze | - |
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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 Melqadze
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