Where Does The Last Name Melawi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Melawi is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Melawi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melawi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Melawi is the 2,034,059^th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Melawi is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Melawi live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melawi is also the 1,075,395^th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 80 people.

The surname Melawi is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 819,284. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 94 percent are found, Johor, where 3 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.