Melamo Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Melamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Melamo (13) may also be a first name.

Melamo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melamo (Georgian: მელამო) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melamo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Melamo live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Melamo is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa it is mostly found in: North West, where 40 percent reside, Free State, where 32 percent reside and Gauteng, where 23 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and The Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Melamo Last Name Statistics demography

Melamo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.85% less than the national average, earning R 66,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maelamo92106/
Melamou922/
Mhelamo921/
Melamoud8614/
Melamood862/
Malamo832,349/
Molamo83804/
Milamo83167/
Melama83118/
Melomo8385/
Melemo8377/
Mallamo77408/
Melamas77153/
Maelama7791/
Molamou7784/
Mailamo7752/
Melomod7737/
Malaimo7727/
Metlama7727/
Meliama775/
Malamoh774/
Maliamo774/
Milamou773/
Malamoo773/
Melamma773/
Malamoi772/
Malammo771/
Melahma771/
Melemou771/
Miliamo771/
Milyamo771/
Malamoy771/
Mollamo771/
Melamat771/
Malajmo771/
Metlamat7198/
Malaimoi7150/
Moitlamo7122/
Maitlamo7122/
Meloumou714/
Mahalamo713/
Mailamoi713/
Mailamou713/
Mollamoh713/
Malaimou711/
Meelamma711/
Melatmma711/
Maalaamo711/
Meleumou711/
Malama6741,684/
Malomo675,100/
Malemo674,477/
Milomo671,365/
Molama671,210/
Milemo67146/
Milama67144/
Melema6758/
Meloma6723/
Mélama671/
Mahalamoh671/

Melamo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melamo in the Georgian language
მელამოmelamo-

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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
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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 Melamo
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