Melayeki Surname
Approximately 799 people bear this surname
Melayeki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 798 | 1:66,343 | 7,006 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Melayeki (84) may also be a first name.
Melayeki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melayeki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melayeki is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melayeki? popularity and diffusion
Melayeki is the 431,117th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Melayeki are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 84 people.
The last name Melayeki is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 798 people, or 1 in 66,343. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 72 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 27 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Melayeki is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melaeki | 93 | 1 | / |
| Meleyeki | 88 | 52 | / |
| Melayoki | 88 | 1 | / |
| Melayaki | 88 | 1 | / |
| Melaecki | 88 | 1 | / |
| Meleaki | 80 | 7 | / |
| Melaiki | 80 | 4 | / |
| Melejaki | 75 | 131 | / |
| Malayaki | 75 | 21 | / |
| Melejeki | 75 | 9 | / |
| Melajoki | 75 | 5 | / |
| Meleikis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melajaki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maleyeki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melake | 71 | 10,694 | / |
| Melaqe | 71 | 217 | / |
| Milajecki | 71 | 16 | / |
| Maleyecki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malayekeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melauckis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meeluekij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melouki | 67 | 1,347 | / |
| Melaika | 67 | 88 | / |
| Maleaki | 67 | 36 | / |
| Milueki | 67 | 34 | / |
| Malaiki | 67 | 21 | / |
| Melakhe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mileaki | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meleake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Melakea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meleike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melaque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meliake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhelake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehlake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meilake | 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 Melayeki
- 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