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.
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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 most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Melau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 196,943rd most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,426,209 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Melau live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 295,214th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 773 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,486 people, or 1 in 35,627. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 91 percent live, Manyara Region, where 7 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Melau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Melau last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Melau surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the political 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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