Melej Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Melej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 103 | 1:171,034 | 5,644 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Melej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melej Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melej occurs in Chile more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melej? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,691,963rd most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. Melej is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Melej are found; 92 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
This surname is most frequent in Chile, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 171,034. In Chile it is most numerous in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 83 percent live, Valparaíso Region, where 10 percent live and O'Higgins Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Chile it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent live and Italy, where 3 percent live.
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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 Melej
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