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
The last name Melesteanu is carried by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melesteanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melesteanu is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Melesteanu are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
It is most common in Moldova, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 178,068. In Moldova it is mostly found in: Nisporeni District, where 50 percent live, Ștefan Vodă District, where 35 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 15 percent live. Apart from Moldova this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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