Throughout the world, Melhem (Melhem 
, ملحم 
, מלחם 
) is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine first name. The forename Melhem is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom girly name, Syria, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine name, and Israel, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. More prevalently, Melhem is the last name as well as the forename.