Melyov Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Melyov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 29 | 1:240,652 | 12,777 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
Melyov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melyov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melyov (Russian: Мелёв) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melyov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Melyov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Melyov are found; 88 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Melyov is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 240,652. In Bulgaria Melyov is most numerous in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 59 percent are found, Razgrad Province, where 28 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melyov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melyov in the Russian language | ||
| Мелёв | melev | - |
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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 Melyov
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