Melinjani Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Melinjani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melinjani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Melinjani (14) may also be a first name.

Melinjani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melinjani occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melinjani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melinjani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The surname Melinjani is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Melinjani is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 50 percent live, North West, where 25 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent live.

Melinjani Last Name Statistics demography

Melinjani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.41% less than the national average, earning R 72,684 per year.

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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 Melinjani
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