Melemore Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Melemore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melemore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia91:489,83723,279
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Melemore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melemore is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melemore? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melemore is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Melemore live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

Melemore is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Margibi County, where 78 percent are found, Bomi County, where 11 percent are found and Lofa County, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found.

Melemore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melemore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melemore last name rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melemore Last Name Statistics demography

Melemore earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Milemore8819/
Melamore881/
Melemori881/
Malemoore820/
Melemar8010/
Milesmoore781/
Melamori7513/
Milimore752/
Malomore751/
Milomore750/
Mohlamore711/
Meylemery710/
Mallimore710/
Milemar670/

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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 Melemore
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