Melkamu Surname
Approximately 70,837 people bear this surname
Melkamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 70,670 | 1:1,380 | 246 |
| Israel | 133 | 1:64,343 | 8,058 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Melkamu (50,963) may also be a first name.
Melkamu Demographics
Average Melkamu Salary in
United States
$38,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melkamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melkamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melkamu occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melkamu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,015th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 102,878 people. The surname Melkamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Melkamu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Melkamu is also the 18,209th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 50,963 people.
It is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 70,670 people, or 1 in 1,380. Apart from Ethiopia Melkamu is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Melkamu Last Name Statistics demography
Melkamu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD 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 Melkamu
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