Melasse Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Melasse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: Mélasse (1) are calculated separately.
Melasse (24) may also be a first name.
Melasse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melasse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melasse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻼﺻﻪ) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Mélasse. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melasse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Melasse live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Melasse is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 24 people.
It is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,162,987. In France Melasse is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 86 percent live, Guadeloupe, where 10 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent live. Besides France this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 43 percent live and Algeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melasse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melasse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻼﺻﻪ | mlash | 87.5 |
| ﻣﻼﺱ | mlas | 12.5 |
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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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- 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 Melasse
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