Melekani Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Melekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Melekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melekani is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melekani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melekani is the 3,957,383rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Melekani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Melekani live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Melekani is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 12 percent are found and Malawi, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malekani | 88 | 3,392 | / |
| Melakani | 88 | 588 | / |
| Melekoni | 88 | 12 | / |
| Melekana | 88 | 9 | / |
| Melikani | 88 | 2 | / |
| Molekani | 88 | 2 | / |
| Melekane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Milekhani | 82 | 31 | / |
| Melakaani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malekanai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahlekani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malekkhani | 78 | 8 | / |
| Malekhhani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malakani | 75 | 2,237 | / |
| Malekane | 75 | 1,774 | / |
| Molekane | 75 | 950 | / |
| Malikani | 75 | 249 | / |
| Malokani | 75 | 136 | / |
| Molakani | 75 | 88 | / |
| Milekeni | 75 | 59 | / |
| Melikana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Milikani | 75 | 5 | / |
| Milokani | 75 | 5 | / |
| Milekana | 75 | 4 | / |
| Melacani | 75 | 3 | / |
| Melikane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Milakani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malekeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Molokani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malek'khani | 74 | 1 | / |
| Malokhani | 71 | 218 | / |
| Malakhani | 71 | 161 | / |
| Malekaneh | 71 | 92 | / |
| Meligkoni | 71 | 60 | / |
| Malakanyi | 71 | 38 | / |
| Maligkani | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mahlakani | 71 | 26 | / |
| Molakaani | 71 | 19 | / |
| Malaikani | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mailakani | 71 | 10 | / |
| Molakhani | 71 | 8 | / |
| Malikhani | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mallikani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Malekhane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mailekana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Melikonis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mahlekane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mohlekeni | 71 | 3 | / |
| Malikaani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melekeneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muilakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malekooni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malakanij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malakanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maelokeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohlakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meligkonis | 67 | 95 | / |
| Maliagkani | 67 | 27 | / |
| Malakkhani | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mallikaani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maailekana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahlakanyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mallikaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moleikaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meligkouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mollakhani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Melekani
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