Melaw Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Melaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The last name Melaw is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Melaw occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Melaw are found; 29 percent are found in Central Africa and 29 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,484,914th most common first name on earth, borne by 46 people.

Melaw is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 50 percent reside. Other than Brazil Melaw occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meelaw916/
Melawe912/
Meliaw911/
Meleawe833/
Meelahw831/
Melab801,182/
Malaw80415/
Melow80187/
Molaw8025/
Milaw8012/
Melav804/
Melaf803/
Melhab73800/
Melova73611/
Melhaf73353/
Melaab73254/
Melouw73123/
Mielow7396/
Mehlow7388/
Meslow7369/
Melgaf7340/
Mollaw7331/
Mallaw7317/
Mailaw7314/
Meelab739/
Milawe737/
Melafe737/
Mealow736/
Metlaf735/
Mahlaw733/
Milaws732/
Mehlaf732/
Melgav731/
Melaàb731/
Melàab731/
Maalaw731/
Maliaw731/
Maylaw731/
Melabh731/
Melaiv731/
Maelaf731/
Milhaw730/
Moylaw730/
Mailawe67617/
Mehlhaf67117/
Hmelova6755/
Mealhow6744/
Melhaff6742/
Melaphe6729/
Meelabh679/
Meallow676/
Meylova675/
Mehlaff675/
Meilova675/
Meliova673/
Meislav672/
Melouwe672/
Melgova672/
Melhafe671/
Meelova671/
Meloiwe671/
Metlows671/
Meileow671/
Moliaww671/
Mehelab671/
Meelaph671/
Malahaw671/
Measlow671/
Melyaiv671/
Moelhow670/
Mieliow670/

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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 Melaw
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