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) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Mélain. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melain? popularity and diffusion
Melain is the 1,359,010th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Melain is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Melain live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 644,447th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 198 people.
The last name is most common in France, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 553,523. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 83 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 8 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 2 percent live. Excluding France this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Melain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Melain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melain last name contracted 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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