Melat Surname
Approximately 5,360 people bear this surname
Melat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,990 | 1:19,548 | 2,554 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Turkey | 58 | 1:1,341,749 | 54,680 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
The alternate forms: Mélat (2) are calculated separately.
Melat (12,526) may also be a first name.
Melat Demographics
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Melat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melat (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻼﻁ, Marathi: मेळाट, Oriya: େମଲତ) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Mélat. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 89,509th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,359,617 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Melat reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Melat is also the 52,639th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 12,526 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,990 people, or 1 in 19,548. Apart from Ethiopia it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Melat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Melat last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.
Melat earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.99% less than the national average, earning $36,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻼﻁ | mlat | - |
| Melat in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲତ | emalata | - |
| Melat in the Marathi language | ||
| मेळाट | melata | 91.04 |
| मेलाट | melata | 7.46 |
| मॅलट | melata | 1.49 |
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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 Melat
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