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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melae? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Melae are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 36 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 57 percent reside, Cross River, where 39 percent reside and Ekiti, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Melae is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
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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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