Melesteanu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Melesteanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 20 | 1:178,068 | 17,570 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Melesteanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melesteanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melesteanu has its highest incidence in Moldova. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melesteanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Melesteanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Melesteanu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The last name Melesteanu is most common in Moldova, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 178,068. In Moldova Melesteanu is primarily concentrated in: Nisporeni District, where 50 percent live, Ștefan Vodă District, where 35 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 15 percent live. Other than Moldova Melesteanu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molesteanu | 90 | 77 | / |
| Milosteanu | 80 | 100 | / |
| Molisteanu | 80 | 79 | / |
| Milisteanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Molisteanou | 76 | 1 | / |
| Militeanu | 74 | 2 | / |
| Molistanou | 70 | 4 | / |
| Miloşteanu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Militanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Milithanut | 60 | 4 | / |
| Militingu | 53 | 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 Melesteanu
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