Melkani Surname
Approximately 375 people bear this surname
Melkani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 356 | 1:2,154,678 | 72,239 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Melkani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melkani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melkani (Arabic: ملكاني, Hindi: मेलकानी) is found most in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Melkani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melkani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melkani is the 761,666th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Melkani are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 356 people, or 1 in 2,154,678. In India it is most frequent in: Uttarkhand, where 79 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent reside and Delhi, where 6 percent reside. Other than India Melkani occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melkhani | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mlkani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Milkani | 86 | 31 | / |
| Mlekani | 86 | 18 | / |
| Melkane | 86 | 17 | / |
| Melcani | 86 | 4 | / |
| Melcangi | 80 | 79 | / |
| Melkonis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mlekanis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmilkani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melkaney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Melkonich | 75 | 14 | / |
| Melkanesh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mlekana | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mlekeni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Milcani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mlekoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melkene | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mlekenyi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Melcongi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melkeneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melcanna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melkoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melcone | 57 | 15 | / |
| Milconi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Melcones | 53 | 14 | / |
Melkani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melkani in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलकानी | melakani | 98.17 |
| मेल्कानी | melkani | 1.83 |
| Melkani in the Arabic language | ||
| ملكاني | mlkany | - |
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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
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- 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 Melkani
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