Melgaço Surname
Approximately 2,136 people bear this surname
Melgaço Surname User-submission:
Surname meaning: Blonde; reddish.
Melgaço Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| Brazil | 255 | 1:839,507 | 30,318 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Melgaco (2,933) are calculated separately.
Melgaço Surname Meaning
Melgaço Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melgaço Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melgaço is more frequently found in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Melgaco. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melgaço? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 196,264th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,411,772 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Melgaço are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa.
Melgaço is most widely held in Angola, where it is carried by 1,775 people, or 1 in 15,205. Excluding Angola it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 12 percent live and Portugal, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melgaco | 95 | 2,933 | / |
| Melgazo | 86 | 867 | / |
| Melgaso | 86 | 130 | / |
| Melgacio | 80 | 37 | / |
| Melgoza | 71 | 14,461 | / |
| Melgosa | 71 | 1,464 | / |
| Melgoso | 71 | 106 | / |
| Milgaso | 71 | 33 | / |
| Milgazo | 71 | 16 | / |
| Melgoca | 71 | 5 | / |
| Melgozo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Melgaca | 71 | 5 | / |
| Melgaza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Milgaco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melgazza | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mellgoza | 67 | 14 | / |
| Melgozza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melgouza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melgossa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milgoza | 57 | 5 | / |
| Milgosa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mlegoza | 57 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melgaço
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