Melitan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Melitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Melitan (13) may also be a first name.

Melitan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melitan is most common in Libya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melitan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Melitan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Melitan reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 80 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Melitan is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Libya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,560,994. Not including Libya Melitan exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meliton864,857/
Militan86205/
Malitan8670/
Melitón869/
Molitan863/
Melitòn862/
Meletan861/
Melitam861/
Meliston80431/
Militant8020/
Mollitan8018/
Melitong809/
Militane802/
Melitone802/
Milistan801/
Malitann801/
Milithan801/
Melestean75160/
Meleştean7539/
Maliton711,194/
Militon71408/
Malutan71315/
Meleton71146/
Melitão7133/
Moliton7129/
Mylytan714/
Molutan714/
Miletan714/
Melitonova713/
Maletan712/
Melitom711/
Moilithane711/
Myliton711/
Meletong6751/
Malliton6717/
Malithon6714/
Malethan676/
Militone675/
Meleston672/
Meletoun671/
Militong671/
Miliston671/
Malieton671/
Mehleton671/
Molliton670/

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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 Melitan
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