Melae Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Melae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Melae (36) may also be a first name.
Melae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melae is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melae? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,876,555th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Melae is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Melae live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 36 people.
The last name Melae is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 57 percent are found, Cross River, where 39 percent are found and Ekiti, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 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 Melae
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