Melikyan

Melikyan Meaning & Origin

About Melikyan
The surname Melikyan is of Armenian origin and is derived from the Armenian word "melik," meaning "prince" or "king." It is a patronymic surname, indicating descent from a person of noble or royal status. The suffix "-yan" is a common Armenian surname ending, denoting "son of" or "descendant of." Therefore, Melikyan can be interpreted as "son of a prince" or "descendant of a king."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Melikyan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Melikyan: 338
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 59,742
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Melikyan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLKN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M040205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH0 L IY1 K IY0 AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/melikyan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M425

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Melikyan in Braille

Here's how to represent Melikyan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Melikyan in braille

How to sign the name Melikyan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Melikyan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Melikyan in sign language

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