Meletong Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Meletong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Meletong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meletong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meletong is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meletong? popularity and diffusion
Meletong is the 2,718,172nd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Meletong is predominantly found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Meletong live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Meletong is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 163,074. In Papua New Guinea Meletong is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 86 percent live, Morobe, where 6 percent live and West New Britain, where 4 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meleton | 93 | 146 | / |
| Melitong | 88 | 9 | / |
| Maletong | 88 | 8 | / |
| Melotong | 88 | 4 | / |
| Meleston | 88 | 2 | / |
| Meletoun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mehleton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mettleton | 82 | 16 | / |
| Maleetong | 82 | 2 | / |
| Meliton | 80 | 4,857 | / |
| Mileton | 80 | 7 | / |
| Meletom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meletan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maleethong | 78 | 1 | / |
| Meliston | 75 | 431 | / |
| Malitong | 75 | 218 | / |
| Malotong | 75 | 50 | / |
| Malatong | 75 | 35 | / |
| Mitleton | 75 | 20 | / |
| Majleton | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mileston | 75 | 4 | / |
| Molatong | 75 | 3 | / |
| Melitone | 75 | 2 | / |
| Melatang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Militong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Miletone | 75 | 1 | / |
| Myleston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malithong | 71 | 5,603 | / |
| Malathong | 71 | 1,472 | / |
| Milestone | 71 | 505 | / |
| Malaitong | 71 | 76 | / |
| Mitletton | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mittleton | 71 | 6 | / |
| Maledtang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Midtleton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malaithong | 67 | 3,456 | / |
| Militon | 67 | 408 | / |
| Melitão | 67 | 33 | / |
| Milaythong | 67 | 15 | / |
| Melitón | 67 | 9 | / |
| Melitan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Miletan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Melitonova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Melitòn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Milesstone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mallaitong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myliton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melitom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Midttleton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Meletong
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