Melhum Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Norway

Melhum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melhum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Melhum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melhum has its highest incidence in Iraq. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melhum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Melhum are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Levant.

This last name is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Excluding Iraq this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Norway, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melum91584/
Mehlum83358/
Meloum8351/
Maelum8317/
Melume833/
Melium833/
Meelum832/
Melhun832/
Malhum831/
Meilum831/
Mealum831/
Meylum830/
Meleum830/
Maeloum7774/
Meloume7739/
Maehlum7721/
Mealoum774/
Malahum773/
Mehlhom772/
Melhoun772/
Meuloum771/
Meilumg771/
Mehlume771/
Meitlum770/
Melhaun770/
Malum733,485/
Melom731,224/
Milum73772/
Melun73425/
Mylum73151/
Molum7349/
Mjlum731/
Meheloum717/
Melau'me711/
Mahielum711/
Meilhund710/
Mallum675,709/
Mahlum671,113/
Meloun67528/
Majlum67195/
Maluim67131/
Maalum67122/
Mailum67115/
Maylum6798/
Malaum6767/
Mislum6757/
Melaun6753/
Melhunova6752/
Mejlumova6749/
Meelun6748/
Meleun6747/
Meliun6742/
Meilun6740/
Melung6726/
Malium6724/
Mollum6723/
Melhausen6720/
Meelom6720/
Melund6718/
Meluhn6714/
Melgun6712/
Meluin678/
Malumm673/
Mylhun672/
Mhalum672/
Meylun672/
Miluim672/
Meloom672/
Moylum671/
Melyun671/
Meulun671/
Melune671/
Meilom671/
Maleum671/
Malumh671/
Molium671/
Moleum671/
Mhilum671/
Meluun670/
Melhousen670/
Mileum670/

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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 Melhum
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