Melyakh Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Melyakh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 30 | 1:316,702 | 34,864 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
Melyakh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melyakh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melyakh (Russian: Мелях) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melyakh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Melyakh are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Melyakh is most numerous in Belarus, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 316,702. In Belarus it is mostly found in: Grodno Region, where 27 percent reside, Mogilev Region, where 27 percent reside and Brest Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Belarus this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melyakh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melyakh in the Russian language | ||
| Мелях | melah | - |
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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 Melyakh
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