Meleanca Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Meleanca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meleanca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2571:78,1249,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Meleancă (50) are calculated separately.

Meleanca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meleanca occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Meleancă. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meleanca.

How Common Is The Last Name Meleanca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 985,740th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. Meleanca occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Meleanca are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Meleanca is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 78,124. In Romania Meleanca is most numerous in: Olt County, where 31 percent reside, Dolj County, where 25 percent reside and Mehedinți County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Romania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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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
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