Maelu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Maelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Maelu (17) may also be a first name.
Maelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maelu (Oriya: ମଏଲୁ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maelu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Maelu is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Maelu reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Maelu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 17 people.
The last name Maelu is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 6,960,484. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Central Sulawesi, where 53 percent live, North Maluku, where 32 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 16 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maelu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maelu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଏଲୁ | ma'elu | - |
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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
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- 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 Maelu
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