Meliñanco Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Meliñanco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meliñanco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina2351:181,88715,219
Chile121:1,468,04024,959

The alternate forms: Melinanco (3) are calculated separately.

Meliñanco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meliñanco is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Melinanco. Click here for other potential spellings of Meliñanco.

How Common Is The Last Name Meliñanco? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,022,958th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Meliñanco are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Meliñanco is most numerous in Argentina, where it is carried by 235 people, or 1 in 181,887. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Río Negro Province, where 61 percent live, Neuquén Province, where 34 percent live and Buenos Aires Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Argentina this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Chile, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melinanco963/
Meliñancos951/
Millñanco781/
Millañanco74318/
Melinienco741/
Melinang713/
Millañnanco701/
Melanenko6717/
Melnienko6716/
Melaningo6710/
Melinenko673/
Melinyang671/

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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 Meliñanco
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