Melau Surname
Approximately 2,127 people bear this surname
Melau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,486 | 1:35,627 | 4,165 |
| Kenya | 363 | 1:127,217 | 10,504 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Solomon Islands | 52 | 1:11,154 | 1,975 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Melau (773) may also be a first name.
Melau Demographics
Average Melau Salary in
United States
$36,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melau (Hindi: मेलऊ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 196,943rd most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,426,209 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Melau reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 295,214th most frequently used first name globally, held by 773 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,486 people, or 1 in 35,627. In Tanzania Melau is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 91 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 7 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Melau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Melau last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Melau earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 16.12% less than the national average, earning 290,277 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning $36,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melau in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलऊ | mela'u | 50 |
| मेलाउ | mela'u | 25 |
| मेलउ | mela'u | 25 |
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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 Melau
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