Meldred Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Meldred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meldred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Meldred (1,752) may also be a first name.

Meldred Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meldred Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Meldred is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meldred? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meldred is the 4,649,889th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Meldred is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Meldred reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 183,000th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 1,752 people.

The surname Meldred is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside and West Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meldre9297/
Mildred86603/
Myldred864/
Meldrid861/
Mldre832/
Milldred807/
Möldre77174/
Mildre7744/
Meldré776/
Meldry771/
Meldra771/
Meldris7113/
Meldert7113/
Mildret717/
Mildres715/
Milderd714/
Mildrid712/
Mildhredts711/
Meldray711/
Mildrer711/
Mildrey711/
Meldrich6728/
Meldrajs6713/
Meldraja677/
Mildreth673/
Mildrete672/
Meldruit671/
Miglidre671/
Mildress671/
Meldrājs671/
Mildreat671/
Mildrette631/
Möldri6235/
Mildré621/
Mildra621/
Mildert5711/
Mildris571/
Mildrich5313/
Mildrith530/

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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 Meldred
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