Melegue Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Melegue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melegue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Melegue (98) may also be a first name.

Melegue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melegue is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melegue? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Melegue occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Melegue are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Melegue is also the 956,749th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 98 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Melegue is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Niger Melegue exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meleague930/
Meleque8612/
Meligue8612/
Melegui8610/
Melegbe867/
Melegwe861/
Meleg831,744/
Mailegue8051/
Melesque8027/
Melekwue8011/
Melescue807/
Meleques801/
Meleke772,486/
Melegh77465/
Meleek77398/
Meleuc77101/
Mealeg774/
Meleuk772/
Metleg772/
Meleag771/
Meileg770/
Melekwe71797/
Meligui71477/
Melique71378/
Mmeleke71187/
Meyleuc7120/
Mileque719/
'Meleke718/
Meleske717/
Melequa715/
Meleake714/
Metlegh714/
Meleike712/
Mealeke711/
Meheleg711/
Meleigh710/
Metleke710/
Melek676,878/
Melec67134/
Meylheuc67124/
Melig67110/
Melex6747/
Meleq6737/
Melegova6730/
Melicque6717/
Mileg6717/
Mehlecke6712/
Melesqui6710/
Milesque672/
Metleigh671/
Meloigui671/
Meliquet671/
Melikque671/
Melisque671/

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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 Melegue
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