Melanese Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Melanese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melanese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Iran91:8,531,392160,212

Melanese (94) may also be a first name.

Melanese Last Name Facts

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

Melanese is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Melanese.

How Common Is The Last Name Melanese? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Melanese are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Melanese is also the 980,251st most common forename internationally It is held by 94 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 88 percent reside, Idaho, where 10 percent reside and Louisiana, where 3 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 18 percent reside.

Melanese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melanese are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Melanese earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.03% more than the national average, earning $51,360 USD per year.

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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 Melanese
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