Melekwe Surname
Approximately 797 people bear this surname
Melekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 768 | 1:230,655 | 13,492 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Melekwe (40) may also be a first name.
Melekwe Demographics
Average Melekwe Salary in
United States
$89,891 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melekwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Melekwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melekwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 431,914th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. The surname Melekwe is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Melekwe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.
This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 768 people, or 1 in 230,655. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 64 percent reside, Edo, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Melekwe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Melekwe last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Melekwe earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 108.33% more than the national average, earning $89,891 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melekwue | 93 | 11 | / |
| Melokwe | 86 | 442 | / |
| Melekwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Malekwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Molekwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Melikwe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Melegwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mmelekwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mmelokwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melakweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meleqw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Molokwe | 71 | 830 | / |
| Milekwa | 71 | 236 | / |
| Malikwe | 71 | 109 | / |
| Malokwe | 71 | 83 | / |
| Molikwe | 71 | 32 | / |
| Melikwa | 71 | 19 | / |
| Melegue | 71 | 16 | / |
| Meleque | 71 | 12 | / |
| Malakwe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Melegbe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Milikwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Malekwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melesque | 67 | 27 | / |
| Melescue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Meleques | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmolokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahlokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malakwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malakwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mailakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malokwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meleague | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Melekwe
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