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 is found most in Brazil. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melaw? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Melaw occurs mostly 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 widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 46 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
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