Melachi Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Melachi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Melachi (33) may also be a first name.
Melachi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melachi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melachi is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melachi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,323,005th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Melachi are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Melachi is also the 1,807,719th most common first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.
Melachi is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon Melachi is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 48 percent are found, West Region, where 48 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Melachi
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