Melaw Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Melaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Melaw (46) may also be a first name.
Melaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melaw occurs most in Brazil. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Melaw.
How Common Is The Last Name Melaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melaw is the 7,117,718th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Melaw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Melaw live; 29 percent live in Central Africa and 29 percent live in Luso-South America. Melaw is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 46 people.
The surname Melaw is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Melaw is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 50 percent are found. Beside Brazil this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meelaw | 91 | 6 | / |
| Melawe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Meliaw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meleawe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Meelahw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Melab | 80 | 1,182 | / |
| Malaw | 80 | 415 | / |
| Melow | 80 | 187 | / |
| Molaw | 80 | 25 | / |
| Milaw | 80 | 12 | / |
| Melav | 80 | 4 | / |
| Melaf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Melhab | 73 | 800 | / |
| Melova | 73 | 611 | / |
| Melhaf | 73 | 353 | / |
| Melaab | 73 | 254 | / |
| Melouw | 73 | 123 | / |
| Mielow | 73 | 96 | / |
| Mehlow | 73 | 88 | / |
| Meslow | 73 | 69 | / |
| Melgaf | 73 | 40 | / |
| Mollaw | 73 | 31 | / |
| Mallaw | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mailaw | 73 | 14 | / |
| Meelab | 73 | 9 | / |
| Milawe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Melafe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mealow | 73 | 6 | / |
| Metlaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mahlaw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Milaws | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mehlaf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Melgav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melaàb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melàab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maalaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maliaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maylaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melabh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melaiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maelaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Milhaw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Moylaw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mailawe | 67 | 617 | / |
| Mehlhaf | 67 | 117 | / |
| Hmelova | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mealhow | 67 | 44 | / |
| Melhaff | 67 | 42 | / |
| Melaphe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Meelabh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Meallow | 67 | 6 | / |
| Meylova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mehlaff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meilova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meliova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meislav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melouwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melgova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melhafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meelova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meloiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metlows | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meileow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moliaww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehelab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meelaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malahaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Measlow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melyaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moelhow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mieliow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Melaw
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis