Melgas Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Melgas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Melgas (12) may also be a first name.
Melgas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melgas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melgas is found in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melgas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Melgas are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 221,665. Barring Portugal Melgas exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent live and Estonia, where 13 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
- 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 Melgas
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