Melamu Surname

174,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Melamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1321:25,4123,239
Botswana1541:14,2012,743
Lesotho1341:15,1683,296
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Melamu (238) may also be a first name.

Melamu Last Name Facts

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

Melamu is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Melamu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melamu is the 174,194th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,957,608 people. Melamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Melamu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 238 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,132 people, or 1 in 25,412. In South Africa Melamu is most common in: North West, where 53 percent reside, Free State, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 17 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 6 percent reside and Lesotho, where 5 percent reside.

Melamu Last Name Statistics demography

Melamu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.92% less than the national average, earning R 159,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melamud92534/
Melamut9241/
Melamou922/
Melasmu921/
Mealamu921/
Melamoud8614/
Malamu833,156/
Molamu832,908/
Milamu8390/
Melemu8352/
Melomu831/
Mlehamu77132/
Molamou7784/
Maliamu7768/
Mallamu7733/
Milamuj7726/
Melomud7724/
Miliamu7723/
Melomut774/
Milamau773/
Milamou773/
Molamhu773/
Milamud772/
Mailamu772/
Malamuj772/
Malaimu772/
Melemou771/
Melamoe771/
Milyamu771/
Maleamu771/
Malaimau7149/
Milamujh7123/
Meloumou714/
Mailamou713/
Mahalamu711/
Mahlamau711/
Mallamhu711/
Meleumou711/
Moliamui711/
Malaimou711/
Malemu67509/
Molomu6735/
Malomu6713/
Molemu674/
Milemu674/

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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 Melamu
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