Melegna Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Melegna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Melegna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melegna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melegna is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Melegna.
How Common Is The Last Name Melegna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Melegna is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Melegna are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Melegna is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 33 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
- 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 Melegna
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