Melesen Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Melesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
Melesen (10) may also be a first name.
Melesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melesen occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melesen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Melesen is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Melesen are found; 52 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia Melesen is primarily found in: North Maluku, where 100 percent live. Barring Indonesia it is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 48 percent live.
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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 Melesen
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