Melabi Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Melabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya961:481,04124,996
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Melabi (681) may also be a first name.

Melabi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Melabi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Melabi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melabi is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Melabi is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Melabi are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Melabi is also the 317,248th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 681 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Melabi is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 94 percent are found, Busia County, where 4 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 5 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehlabi92308/
Melaabi924/
Melabai924/
Melaibi921/
Melaybi921/
Melabhai86971/
Malabi831,051/
Melaba83453/
Molabi83312/
Milabi83117/
Melawi8385/
Melabe836/
Melebi834/
Melavi833/
Melobi832/
Mohlabi772,111/
Malhabi77545/
Malabai77143/
Majlabi77136/
Milabio7782/
Malabie7772/
Malaubi7759/
Molabei7735/
Maliabi7727/
Moliabi7721/
Mahlabi7719/
Molabhi7716/
Malabhi7715/
Malabei7713/
Mojlabi7712/
Milabai779/
Melaber775/
Mehlabe775/
Melavis774/
Malaibi773/
Mallabi772/
Melaiva772/
Melavit771/
Maleabi771/
Melhawi771/
Melebai771/
Meslabe771/
Mala'bi771/
Milaibi771/
Metlabe771/
Melawie771/
Melaabe771/
Miolabi771/
Malaebi771/
Molabai771/
Malabhai71906/
Mohlabai71384/
Milabhai7119/
Malaibui7113/
Mallabai7112/
Mahalabi719/
Molabhai716/
Milahabi716/
Melampai712/
Mahlabai712/
Melaouhi712/
Malaibai711/
Mehelebi711/
Malahabi711/
Mesloubi711/
Mitlhabi711/
Malabhoi711/
Mailabhai672,812/
Molobi672,282/
Malabe671,465/
Molabe67458/
Malaby67340/
Milawi67289/
Milaba67280/
Malobi67211/
Molebi67200/
Malebi67123/
Moitlhabi67104/
Milavi6793/
Melebe6748/
Melava6724/
Milobi6721/
Melawa6720/
Melave6716/
Milabe6715/
Meleby677/
Melyavich672/
Mehellebi672/
Melobe672/
Melawe672/
Melowi671/
Maalabhai671/
Maliabhai671/
Melovi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melabi
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