Meleku Surname
Approximately 2,271 people bear this surname
Meleku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Meleku (32) may also be a first name.
Meleku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meleku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meleku is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meleku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meleku is the 186,470th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,208,959 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meleku reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.
This surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Other than Ethiopia Meleku exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melekou | 92 | 1,309 | / |
| Melekeu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Meleaku | 92 | 6 | / |
| Melekau | 92 | 3 | / |
| Melesku | 92 | 2 | / |
| Moeleku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgeleku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moelaeku | 86 | 6 | / |
| Meulekeu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Meelaeku | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melekush | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melaku | 83 | 184,566 | / |
| Maleku | 83 | 756 | / |
| Meliku | 83 | 115 | / |
| Meloku | 83 | 6 | / |
| Moleku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mileku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meuleukeu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Melekusch | 80 | 19 | / |
| Malekau | 77 | 651 | / |
| Melecou | 77 | 35 | / |
| Moeliku | 77 | 31 | / |
| Malekui | 77 | 20 | / |
| Molaeku | 77 | 12 | / |
| Metliku | 77 | 10 | / |
| Malekeu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maleiku | 77 | 9 | / |
| Maleeku | 77 | 5 | / |
| Melokou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Milesku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Melescu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meligku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Melekoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melakuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Milekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malaeku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malekuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malekuj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malekahu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Malekkou | 71 | 20 | / |
| Maleukeu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Meligkou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malegkou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Meilescu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Melakhou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maliekou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maalekeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melihkuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohlekhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melikush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maloku | 67 | 7,370 | / |
| Malaku | 67 | 2,721 | / |
| Moloku | 67 | 485 | / |
| Maliku | 67 | 464 | / |
| Milaku | 67 | 183 | / |
| Miliku | 67 | 38 | / |
| Melykó | 67 | 36 | / |
| Miloku | 67 | 15 | / |
| Molaku | 67 | 11 | / |
| Moliku | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mahalekau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malecu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meliků | 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 Meleku
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