Melao Surname

255,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Melao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7471:286,57911,030
Lesotho3921:5,1851,055
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Botswana391:56,07510,323
France291:2,290,439180,028
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England41:13,929,515290,718
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Melao (135) may also be a first name.

Melao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melao (Russian: Мелао) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Melao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 255,521st most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,719,913 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Melao live; 49 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 797,647th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 135 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 747 people, or 1 in 286,579. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 46 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found and Piauí, where 8 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 25 percent are found and Portugal, where 7 percent are found.

Melao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melao last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Melao earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.74% less than the national average, earning R 169,344 per year; in United States they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning $38,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.27% more than the national average, earning $65,221 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maelao9117/
Meliao912/
Meleao912/
Meelao911/
Melaho911/
Melgao911/
Melajio8314/
Melahou832/
Melaouh832/
Melagio831/
Melaosh831/
Malao802,240/
Molao801,749/
Milao801,202/
Meloa80291/
Maliao73837/
Mailao73470/
Malhao73353/
Malaho73284/
Maylao73214/
Mallao73146/
Milaho73118/
Malaoh73102/
Maalao73100/
Milhao7378/
Molaho7360/
Meloua7340/
Maeloa7337/
Meloha7336/
Miliao7332/
Mmeloa7331/
Mmolao7329/
Mollao7314/
Moeloa7314/
Malyao737/
Melaea736/
Majlao736/
Milaeo735/
Melo'o734/
Malaoi733/
Milauo733/
Molaoy732/
Moilao732/
Mahlao732/
Mealeo731/
Meloas731/
Mylhao731/
Mmalao731/
Meiloa731/
Malauo731/
'Molao731/
Mohlao731/
Mislao731/
Michellao7111/
Melouah673,027/
Maaliao67276/
Maelaua67108/
Mahalao6788/
Malliao6713/
Malaiyo6712/
Mailaho679/
Malyaou677/
Mailaou676/
Melaiya675/
Maalyao674/
Meleiya674/
Mahlaou673/
Mallaho673/
Metloua673/
Mohlaoi672/
Melojio671/
Mallaeo671/
Melajia671/
Meleyea671/
Meleijo671/
Melayya671/
Maelaea671/
Mohlaho671/
Malahou671/
Majlaoi671/
Maelo'o671/
Melaiia671/

Melao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melao in the Russian language
Мелаоmelao-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melao
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