Melesew Surname
138,912th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3,220 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia
Melesew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,220 | 1:30,294 | 3,612 |
Melesew (51) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meleshew | 93 | 1,449 | / |
| Meleshewe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Melisew | 86 | 36 | / |
| Milesew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meleshchew | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meleshev | 80 | 152 | / |
| Melishew | 80 | 16 | / |
| Meleshiw | 80 | 9 | / |
| Melescev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Melissew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melesheva | 75 | 109 | / |
| Maleschew | 75 | 7 | / |
| Meleschev | 75 | 7 | / |
| Malesev | 71 | 43 | / |
| Meleshchev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Melescheva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Meleysheva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melishiw | 67 | 1,771 | / |
| Maleshev | 67 | 44 | / |
| Malyshew | 67 | 9 | / |
| Melezhev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malishew | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mileshev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maliszew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melechev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meliseev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meleshiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maleseev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Melesew
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis