Melaku Surname

3,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Melaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia183,6771:53179
Israel5121:16,7142,508
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
England201:2,785,90397,972
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden141:703,34052,204
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Melaku (135,487) may also be a first name.

Melaku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Melaku Come From? nationality or country of origin

Melaku (Arabic: ميلاكو, Oriya: େମଲାକୁ) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melaku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,053rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 39,485 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melaku reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 7,680th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 135,487 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 183,677 people, or 1 in 531. Aside from Ethiopia Melaku occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Melaku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melaku last name are 31.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Melaku earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.92% less than the national average, earning $32,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melakou9229/
Meleaku926/
Melakuu921/
Melakuh921/
Melakus921/
Moelaeku866/
Melakhou862/
Meelaeku861/
Malaku832,721/
Meleku832,271/
Milaku83183/
Molaku8311/
Melacu839/
Meloku836/
Mahlaku771,653/
Mallaku7774/
Malaiku7747/
Malakhu7716/
Molaeku7712/
Mollaku7710/
Mailaku7710/
Miliaku777/
Melekeu777/
Malakau776/
Melokou774/
Milakau774/
Melekau773/
Malayku771/
Malaeku771/
Milakou771/
Moeleku771/
Melgacu771/
Molaiku771/
Maalaku771/
Malakeu771/
Malauku771/
Milasku771/
Melacheu7126/
Malaikeu717/
Meulekeu715/
Miliakou715/
Malakhau712/
Mailakhu712/
Mallakhu712/
Mahalaku711/
Meloukou711/
Mahlakui711/
Malaykeu711/
Mallakou711/
Maloku677,370/
Maleku67756/
Moloku67485/
Meuleukeu6722/
Miloku6715/
Miliagkou674/
Moleku672/
Mahalakau671/
Mileku671/

Melaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melaku in the Oriya language
େମଲାକୁemalaku-
Melaku in the Arabic language
ميلاكوmylakw-

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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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  • 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 Melaku
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