Melain Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Melain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Mélain (6) are calculated separately.
Melain (198) may also be a first name.
Melain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melain (Hindi: मेलाइन) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Mélain. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,359,010th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. Melain occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Melain live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Melain is also the 644,447th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 198 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 553,523. In France Melain is mostly found in: Normandy, where 83 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 8 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 2 percent reside. Besides France this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Melain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Melain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melain in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलाइन | mela'ina | - |
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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 Melain
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