Melatou Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Melatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Melatou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻼﻃﻮ) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melatou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Melatou occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Melatou reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

Melatou is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,769,948. In Greece Melatou is primarily concentrated in: North Aegean, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Greece this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 36 percent reside and Sweden, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Melatou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻼﻃﻮmlatw-

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