Melysh Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Melysh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 214 | 1:212,723 | 28,531 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
Melysh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melysh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melysh is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melysh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melysh is the 1,121,821st most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Melysh are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 212,723. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Ternopil Oblast, where 45 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 20 percent live and Lviv Oblast, where 12 percent live. Beside Ukraine this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live.
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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 Melysh
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