Demelu Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Demelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Demelu (106) may also be a first name.
Demelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Demelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Demelu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Demelu.
How Common Is The Last Name Demelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,943,350th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Demelu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Demelu is also the 915,176th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 106 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 1,968,253. In Nigeria Demelu is most frequent in: Benue, where 96 percent are found, Lagos, where 3 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 1 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Demelu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demelus | 92 | 104 | / |
| Demelou | 92 | 33 | / |
| Demeleu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Demelius | 86 | 50 | / |
| Dimelu | 83 | 72 | / |
| Demolu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Demalu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Damelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Demoğlu | 77 | 49 | / |
| Demilus | 77 | 13 | / |
| Demaleu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dhamelu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dimelau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dhemolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Demeloo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deumaleu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Dimeleuh | 71 | 11 | / |
| Dimelius | 71 | 4 | / |
| Demilhau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Damalu | 67 | 653 | / |
| Damilu | 67 | 225 | / |
| Dimilu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Damolu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dimalu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Domalu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dimolu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dimitellou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Demailleux | 63 | 1 | / |
| Damoğlu | 62 | 148 | / |
| Dimeloe | 62 | 30 | / |
| Dhamalu | 62 | 13 | / |
| Dimalau | 62 | 12 | / |
| Dammolu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Dammalu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dimmalu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Damalau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Daimalu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Demiloe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Djmilou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Damolou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Demyloe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dimolou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Daimoğlu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dhimalau | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Demelu
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