Melessy Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Melessy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Melessy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melessy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melessy is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Melessy.
How Common Is The Last Name Melessy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Melessy occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Melessy are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 11,535,616. In The Ivory Coast Melessy is most numerous in: Lagunes District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 33 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 Melessy
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