Melashu Surname
Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname
Melashu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Melashu (4,988) may also be a first name.
Melashu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melashu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melashu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melashu.
How Common Is The Last Name Melashu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 295,000th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,636,153 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melashu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Melashu is also the 96,347th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 4,988 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Besides Ethiopia Melashu exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melasu | 92 | 156 | / |
| Melaschus | 88 | 5 | / |
| Milashu | 86 | 2,415 | / |
| Melgasu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meleshu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melaasu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Milashus | 80 | 35 | / |
| Melacheu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Melachus | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mylashus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Melaszus | 80 | 5 | / |
| Miolashu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melasseu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melesu | 77 | 3,544 | / |
| Melosu | 77 | 262 | / |
| Malasu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Mylasu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Molasu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Milasu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Molaisahu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malassu | 71 | 65 | / |
| Mailasu | 71 | 42 | / |
| Maleshu | 71 | 31 | / |
| Molaisu | 71 | 28 | / |
| Malasau | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mallasu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Milasus | 71 | 6 | / |
| Malaisu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Malasou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Melazou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melazeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malleshu | 67 | 324 | / |
| Meillassoux | 67 | 122 | / |
| Mailaasu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mohlaseu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Melashu
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