Melenu Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Melenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Melenu (19) may also be a first name.

Melenu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melenu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Melenu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melenu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melenu is the 2,273,756th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Melenu reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Melenu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Melenu is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 47 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 28 percent are found and Delta, where 19 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Melenu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Melenu Last Name Statistics demography

Melenu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melenou9254/
Melengu9232/
Melenau921/
Melengou861/
Melinu8375/
Malenu8314/
Molenu835/
Milenu835/
Melanu832/
Muilenu7789/
Molenui7762/
Moleanu7745/
Milengu7742/
Maleanu7713/
Melanau7710/
Melinou7710/
Melanou779/
Mallenu775/
Milienu775/
Melingu774/
Melianu773/
Melenoe771/
Melinau771/
Milenou771/
Melianou71163/
Misleanu7154/
Milienou7121/
Melhynau714/
Malienou712/
Melinaud711/
Maelinau711/
Mmolaenu711/
Milengou711/
Mollenou710/
Molinu67390/
Malanu67195/
Molanu6777/
Malinu6715/
Mahaleanu676/
Malonu673/
Molonu672/
Măhăleanu671/
Milinu671/
Mollenhau670/

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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 Melenu
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