Melema Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Melema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Melema (31) may also be a first name.

Melema Last Name Facts

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

Melema (Arabic: ميليما) is most common in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melema is the 2,530,696th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Melema reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 45 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Melema is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Melema is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 649,033. In Cameroon Melema is mostly found in: East Region, where 88 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meulema9267/
Melemai9254/
Meilema921/
Mealema921/
Meelema920/
Melhemah86156/
Meullema861/
Malema8319,681/
Molema837,406/
Milema83250/
Melima83185/
Meleme83128/
Melama83118/
Melemo8377/
Meloma8323/
Melemi8310/
Mecellema801/
Melemhgai801/
Mollema771,478/
Malaema77804/
Melemez77574/
Melemiş77174/
Muilema7793/
Maelama7791/
Mallema7774/
Muylema7772/
Milaema7768/
Melemed7764/
Malemma7764/
Maleama7753/
Melemet7725/
Maleema7717/
Mailema778/
Melemis778/
Mesleme776/
Meliama775/
Melemes775/
Melemer775/
Melimau774/
Meslemi774/
Melamma773/
Maleima773/
Malemah772/
Melamai772/
Melemou771/
Malemai771/
Maalema771/
Moelima771/
Melahma771/
Meliemo771/
Maliema771/
Majlema771/
Mojlema771/
Meleemi771/
Mealima771/
Milemas771/
Meattlemma751/
Maelamai71213/
Mallemma71192/
Maleimau7150/
Mmaleema7110/
Malaemai717/
Meelamai715/
Melimath714/
Maleamma713/
Meleumou711/
Milaemai711/
Maileyma711/
Mailemay711/
Meelamma711/
Malemo674,477/
Mileme672,064/
Molima671,350/
Molama671,210/
Moloma67853/
Molemo67546/
Melimi67354/
Milima67195/
Milemo67146/
Milama67144/
Melomo6785/
Melamo6755/
Milemi679/
Maailaema676/
Melime673/
Miloma673/
Mélama671/
Mecellemi671/

Melema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melema in the Arabic language
ميليماmylyma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melema
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