Melanou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Melanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
Melanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melanou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melanou is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Melanou reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 40 percent are found, West Region, where 40 percent are found and East Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Greece, where 44 percent are found.
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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 Melanou
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