Meliyu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Meliyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Meliyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165

Meliyu Last Name Facts

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

Meliyu occurs most in Malaysia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meliyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Meliyu is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Meliyu reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia Meliyu is most common in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliyu83291/
Melieu834/
Muiliyu77227/
Misliyu772/
Miliyus771/
Meliejeu711/
Melajieu711/
Molieu6711/
Malieu673/
Milieu673/
Mylieu671/
Mallieu6217/
Malihiu621/
Maillieu571/
Milițoiu571/
Maillieux531/
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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 Meliyu
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