Meleán Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Meleán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Melean (9,214) & Meleàn (1) are calculated separately.
Meleán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meleán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meleán is more commonly found in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Melean or Meleàn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meleán? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Meleán live; 71 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Caribbean South America.
The last name is most widespread in Venezuela, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,314,868. In Venezuela Meleán is primarily concentrated in: Zulia, where 86 percent live and Carabobo, where 14 percent live. Beside Venezuela it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 24 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Meleán
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