Melescanu Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Melescanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 116 | 1:173,085 | 17,821 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Meleșcanu (1) & Meleşcanu (1) are calculated separately.
Melescanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melescanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melescanu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Meleșcanu or Meleşcanu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melescanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melescanu is the 1,674,734th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Melescanu is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Melescanu are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 173,085. In Romania it is most frequent in: Vrancea County, where 38 percent reside, Teleorman County, where 34 percent reside and Bacău County, where 28 percent reside. Outside of Romania Melescanu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 1 percent reside and Greece, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Melescanu
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