Melako Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Melako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Melako (33) may also be a first name.
Melako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melako is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melako? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melako is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Melako is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Melako reside; 20 percent reside in Central Africa and 20 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Melako is also the 1,807,719th most common first name worldwide, held by 33 people.
The last name Melako is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Niger, where 20 percent live.
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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 Melako
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