Melepe Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Melepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Melepe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melepe is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Melepe.

How Common Is The Last Name Melepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Melepe is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Melepe are found; 53 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 53 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Melepe is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 71 percent reside and National Capital District, where 29 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 41 percent reside and Lesotho, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meleipe9237/
Mealepe922/
Metlepe921/
Melep9180/
Malepe8318,089/
Molepe83709/
Melepa83146/
Melope8397/
Milepe8390/
Meleev8355/
Mehlep8354/
Meleip8315/
Melepi8312/
Melape837/
Meleep831/
Meleph831/
Melipe831/
Metlep831/
Melype831/
Mehlape774,085/
Mileppe7749/
Mileipe7717/
Maleppe7712/
Malephe7711/
Mealepa7711/
Moliepe774/
Melapeh773/
Molephe772/
Mahlepe772/
Mallepe772/
Meleipp771/
Melhope771/
Maleepe771/
Mailepe771/
Meliape771/
Melepai771/
Meleppa771/
Maalepe771/
Melgipe771/
Melip73166/
Melev73139/
Milep7313/
Meleb732/
Mahlephe7135/
Mehlhope7126/
Mileippe7110/
Mahleupe711/
Melepaha711/
Mohlephe711/
Maleypeu711/
Mealapeh711/
Mahalepe711/
Malope6717,151/
Molope674,468/
Malape67894/
Mileev67780/
Melapi67464/
Milepa67396/
Malipe67280/
Mehleb67100/
Myleev6760/
Molepi6748/
Milipe6748/
Hmelev6739/
Molipe6731/
Mileip6730/
Melipa6725/
Milepp6714/
Melaip6713/
Melipi6712/
Metlip675/
Maileppet675/
Molape674/
Melheb673/
Milope672/
Melopy672/
Malepi672/
Metleb672/
Mailep672/
Melopi672/
Michellep672/
Mesleb671/
Melebz671/
Malype671/
Meilip671/
Mehlev670/

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