Melenga Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Melenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Melenga (43) may also be a first name.

Melenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melenga is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Melenga.

How Common Is The Last Name Melenga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Melenga live; 42 percent live in Oceania Islands and 42 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Melenga is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 43 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: New Ireland, where 85 percent are found, East New Britain, where 13 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Zambia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melengas9312/
Metlenga937/
Maelenga932/
Meleanga931/
Melengoa931/
Mlenga9218,203/
Melena923,357/
Malenga8624,415/
Molenga86955/
Melenge86608/
Melinga86459/
Milenga86394/
Mellega86115/
Melenas86104/
Meilena8674/
Melengo8659/
Melengi8637/
Mlengah8616/
M'Lenga866/
Meilega865/
Mielena863/
Melegna863/
Melenaz862/
Meleana861/
Meylena861/
Meleina861/
Melenau861/
Melenay861/
Meliena861/
Metlena861/
Mlega83733/
Maluenga802,367/
Malengga80130/
Melengeç8073/
Melehina8056/
Melengiç8039/
Malienga8035/
Melengit8034/
Metlinga8019/
Mahlenga8015/
Melingai8015/
Melhenas808/
Melingga804/
Malengah804/
Melenger803/
Melingas802/
Mallenga801/
Meulenaa801/
Melenged801/
Malengaa801/
Malengau801/
Moluenga801/
Melemgha801/
Melengou801/
Meleungo801/
Meleng'o801/
Melina774,148/
Mlenge771,879/
Milena771,198/
Mlengo77600/
Melyna7789/
Molnga7781/
Meleno7748/
Mylena7722/
Malnga779/
Mlegha773/
Mhelga771/
Mhlega771/
Melenguer7513/
Melehhina7512/
Meilenger752/
M'Melenge751/
Malluenga751/
Mmalengau751/
Melemghai751/
Mollengha751/
Malinga7163,770/
Milinga7115,376/
Malengo715,431/
Meilina712,447/
Molengo712,119/
Milenge711,583/
Metlina711,024/
Molinga71510/
Milengo71378/
Hmelina71287/
Melingi71245/
Milengi71186/
Melingo71180/
Meylina71174/
Meleney71166/
Melinat71166/
Melinas71122/
Metlyna7167/
Melisna7158/
Melenou7154/
Mailena7146/
Mhalnga7126/
Melgina7125/
Millega7125/
Meliona7124/
Melenos7122/
Meligna7121/
Melinah7115/
Melaina7110/
Maylena718/
Meilyna717/
Milenas717/
Mehlyna717/
Melinge716/
Mellego716/
Meslina715/
Mileina715/
Mailega715/
Melhina714/
Michellena713/
Melieno713/
Melenuo713/
Mealina712/
Melayna711/
Mielina711/
Meleaño711/
Melenoy711/
Melinaz711/
Melinea711/
Melinai711/
Malngay711/
Mealgas711/
Milenea711/
Melinad711/
Melinau711/
Melingò711/
Melenoi711/
Mhilena711/
Mileena711/
Melingui678,559/
Malingha672,053/
Melinger67560/
Maluengo67224/
Maling'a67152/
Malingay67131/
Mollinga67119/
Mhalinga6785/
Mallinga6773/
Malingga6761/
Meilinah6759/
Milehina6717/
Mealingi6716/
Moilinga6715/
Melingis6714/
Moliengo6710/
Melinggi679/
Mahlinga679/
Hmielina676/
Mlego675/
Mailinga675/
Mylehyna675/
Muilengi674/
Melhynau674/
Meleanos673/
Meslinas672/
Milionga672/
Melohina672/
Malingah672/
Malingai672/
Mahalnga671/
Mahlengo671/
Meytlina671/
Melyaina671/
Mgilinga671/
Maalinga671/
Malinnga671/
Milyonga671/
Mihlegna671/
Milingas671/
Milengou671/
Moloengo671/
Molengoy671/
Molingha671/
Mohlinga671/
Melinaud671/
Messilga671/
Melinghe671/
Malin'ga671/
Melhinas671/
Meluinas671/
Meleaney670/

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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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  • 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 Melenga
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