Melake Surname
Approximately 10,694 people bear this surname
Melake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 10,464 | 1:9,322 | 1,414 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Eritrea | 25 | 1:190,076 | 185 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Melake (10,969) may also be a first name.
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Melake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melake (Arabic: ميلاك, Marathi: मेळके) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melake.
How Common Is The Last Name Melake? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,251st most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 681,461 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Melake reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 57,609th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 10,969 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 10,464 people, or 1 in 9,322. Beside Ethiopia Melake exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.
Melake Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Melake has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melake Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Melake surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Melake earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 31.28% less than the national average, earning 237,817 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $41,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.86% less than the national average, earning $35,840 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melake in the Marathi language | ||
| मेळके | melake | 71.43 |
| मेलके | melake | 28.57 |
| Melake in the Arabic language | ||
| ميلاك | mylak | - |
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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 Melake
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