Melawi Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Melawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Melawi (80) may also be a first name.
Melawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melawi occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melawi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,034,059th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly 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 1,075,395th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 80 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 819,284. In Malaysia Melawi is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 94 percent live, Johor, where 3 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Beside Malaysia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melawie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Melhawi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Malawi | 83 | 2,832 | / |
| Milawi | 83 | 289 | / |
| Melabi | 83 | 105 | / |
| Melawa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Melewi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Molawi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Melavi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Melawe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Melowi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mallawi | 77 | 1,116 | / |
| Mahlawi | 77 | 419 | / |
| Mehlabi | 77 | 308 | / |
| Maalawi | 77 | 227 | / |
| Malawai | 77 | 211 | / |
| Melawer | 77 | 10 | / |
| Melewai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Meslawy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Melaabi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Malawie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Melavis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Melabai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Meleawe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Malawiy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Melaiva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Melavit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mailawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malhawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melgawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melevai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melawhy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melaybi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhalawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meelawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melaibi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meslawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehlawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mohlawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miliawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malyawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malawii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melabhai | 71 | 971 | / |
| Mahalawi | 71 | 629 | / |
| Mhallawi | 71 | 200 | / |
| Mallawai | 71 | 34 | / |
| Malahawi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Maallawi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Melaouhi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mealaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mailawie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meallawy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molavi | 67 | 16,227 | / |
| Malavi | 67 | 10,143 | / |
| Malawe | 67 | 875 | / |
| Malawy | 67 | 606 | / |
| Milabi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Milavi | 67 | 93 | / |
| Milawa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Melewe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Malowi | 67 | 36 | / |
| Melava | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mahallawi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Melave | 67 | 16 | / |
| Molowi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Milawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Melabe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Melevi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Molawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Melyavich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Milowi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malewi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malawé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metlhajwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meallawey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melovi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Melawi
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