Melkanesh Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia
Melkanesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melkamneshe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Melkane | 88 | 17 | / |
| Melkaney | 82 | 0 | / |
| Melkani | 75 | 375 | / |
| Melcones | 71 | 14 | / |
| Melkonis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mlekanis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melkhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melkoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melkonich | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mlkani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milkani | 63 | 31 | / |
| Mlekani | 63 | 18 | / |
| Melcone | 63 | 15 | / |
| Mlekana | 63 | 8 | / |
| Melcani | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mlcaine | 63 | 1 | / |
| Melcangi | 59 | 79 | / |
| Melcanna | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mmilkani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mlekoni | 50 | 1 | / |
| Milcone | 50 | 1 | / |
| Milcani | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Melkanesh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis