Melego Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Melego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Melego (19) may also be a first name.

Melego Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melego has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melego? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,011,991st most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Melego are found; 71 percent are found in South America and 48 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,523,061st most common forename world-wide It is held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 1,769,209. In Brazil Melego is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 45 percent are found, São Paulo, where 24 percent are found and Paraná, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Melego exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 23 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.

Melego Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melego surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Melego earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melegos9251/
Melegou9217/
Melegho921/
Meleago921/
Melega831,930/
Malego83427/
Melago83239/
Milego83144/
Molego8317/
Meligo8310/
Melogo837/
Melagho77170/
Mallego7711/
Maleugo7710/
Maelega775/
Meilega775/
Meligos774/
Melegah774/
Maliego773/
Malegho773/
Mailego773/
Malegou773/
Meliago772/
Moleugo771/
Meliogo771/
Melogho771/
Meleaga771/
Meuligo771/
Mmelega771/
Maleigo771/
Malleigo7117/
Mallegho7117/
Meuligou711/
Meleanga711/
Melockgo711/
Moeligou711/
Maileego711/
Malogo674,461/
Meliga672,104/
Malago672,015/
Maligo671,629/
Malega671,579/
Miligo67317/
Mologo67288/
Milogo67262/
Milago67135/
Milega6787/
Melaga6775/
Moligo6718/
Malygo6717/
Mélega6711/
Molega679/
Molago677/
Meloga672/
Meleighah671/
Meeligott671/
Mèlega671/
Mylogo671/

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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 Melego
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