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 is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melesen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Melesen reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melesen is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 10 people.
The surname Melesen is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: North Maluku, where 100 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Melesen exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 48 percent are found.
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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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