Melanez Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Melanez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Melañez (140) are calculated separately.
Melanez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melanez Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melanez is found most in The Philippines. It can also occur as a variant: Melañez. For other possible spellings of Melanez click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melanez? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melanez is the 3,730,171st most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Melanez live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name Melanez is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 5,328,328. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 37 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 26 percent live and Central Luzon, where 16 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 4 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 Melanez
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