Melkion Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Melkion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melkion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1781:297,42523,042
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Melkion (1,511) may also be a first name.

Melkion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melkion is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkion? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Melkion reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 199,883rd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 1,511 people.

The last name Melkion is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 297,425. In Tanzania Melkion is primarily found in: Njombe Region, where 53 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 36 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melkin92840/
Melkina861,034/
Melkian868/
Melkind864/
Mel'kin863/
Muelkin860/
Melkien860/
Melquion8039/
Melchion8013/
Melkienė801/
Miellkin800/
Milkin771,174/
Melken77215/
Mylkin7751/
Melkyn7713/
Melcin774/
Mõlkin771/
Melquiond75288/
Melkinova753/
Milkina711,621/
Melchin71588/
Muelken71192/
Mylkina7158/
Milkint7143/
Mielken7137/
Melkyna7118/
Melkent7113/
Melkyan716/
Melquin716/
Milkien712/
Melción711/
Melkaen711/
Moelken711/
Mlekina711/
Millkin711/
Melchian6717/
Milkienė672/
Millkien671/
Melcn671/
Melqn671/
Milkintė671/
Melcheon670/

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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 Melkion
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