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Family name Melech (Melech , Мелеш , מלך) , globally, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Melech is characteristic of Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Ukraine, and Israel, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. Also, Melech is the forename as well as the last name.