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

Melawi has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Melawi is the 2,034,059^th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Melawi reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melawi is also the 1,075,395^th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 80 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 819,284. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 94 percent reside, Johor, where 3 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside. Other than Malaysia Melawi occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.