Cognomen ملیش (ملیش 
, Mellish 
) , across the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name ملیش is habitual in Liberia, where it is quite a rare surname, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Very seldom, ملیش is the forename as well as the last name.