Melawo Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Melawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Melawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melawo is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Melawo.
How Common Is The Last Name Melawo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Melawo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melawo reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Melawo is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent are found and West Region, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawo | 83 | 2,655 | / |
| Milawo | 83 | 227 | / |
| Melabo | 83 | 30 | / |
| Molawo | 83 | 25 | / |
| Melawa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Melewo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Melowo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Melasuo | 77 | 20 | / |
| Malawou | 77 | 16 | / |
| Melavoy | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mmolawo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Melabou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Melewoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meleabo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mailawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melaboh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maelauwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Melaouha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malawa | 67 | 2,019 | / |
| Molawa | 67 | 1,907 | / |
| Malewo | 67 | 1,342 | / |
| Melova | 67 | 611 | / |
| Melaba | 67 | 453 | / |
| Milabo | 67 | 413 | / |
| Melová | 67 | 305 | / |
| Melevo | 67 | 304 | / |
| Meleva | 67 | 143 | / |
| Malowo | 67 | 105 | / |
| Milawa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Melewa | 67 | 68 | / |
| Melobo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Melava | 67 | 24 | / |
| Malavo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Molewo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Molavo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Molowo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Milavo | 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
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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 Melawo
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