Melgado Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Melgado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melgado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Melgado Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Melgado Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Melgado is found most in Argentina. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melgado? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melgado is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Melgado are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 46 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

Melgado is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,780,976. In Argentina Melgado is most common in: Formosa Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Argentina this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 46 percent reside and Mozambique, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melado92914/
Melhado862,447/
Meliado86318/
Meleado864/
Melgada862/
Mlgadou861/
Melados861/
Meladou861/
Meliadou8067/
Melhados804/
Meiliado801/
Milado77292/
Melada77269/
Milhado7131/
Meliadò7130/
Miliado7126/
Meladad7113/
Melatdoost718/
Mailado715/
Miladou714/
Melhada712/
Melodos712/
Melaida711/
Mescellado711/
Meliadó711/
Melgoda711/
Meladau711/
Méliado711/
Meslada710/
Miliadou67194/
Mealhada6757/
Meladaad6719/
Meliadeu6713/
Meladaud671/
Mailaido671/
Mailadou671/
Mlingodo671/
Meladatt671/
Meloddos671/

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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 Melgado
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