Melaus Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Melaus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
Melaus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melaus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melaus (Russian: Мелаус) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melaus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Melaus is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Melaus are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany Melaus is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 33 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 33 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Haiti, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melaus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melaus in the Russian language | ||
| Мелаус | melaus | - |
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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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- 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 Melaus
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