Melku Surname

94,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Melku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,9901:19,5482,554
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Melku (7,071) may also be a first name.

Melku Last Name Facts

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

Melku (Hindi: मेल्कू, Russian: Мелку) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 94,930th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,453,150 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melku are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 77,057th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 7,071 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,990 people, or 1 in 19,548. Not including Ethiopia it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 0 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Melku Last Name Statistics demography

Melku earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melkou9128/
Melkuç9124/
Melkau9123/
Melkui911/
Mielkau8333/
Melkó8066/
Milku8054/
Melcu8045/
Mleku801/
Melkhaus771/
Milkau73269/
Mlekuz73104/
Mylkus7380/
Mlekus7378/
Mlekuš7359/
Melcus7344/
Milkhu7324/
Milkou735/
Melkoe735/
Melcau731/
Melcut730/
Melcuch671/
Mlekuch671/
Melcuhy670/
Mlekusch62220/
Milcu60735/
Mîlcu6032/
Milkó6029/
Mlcuch5548/
Milkoo552/
Mlekoo551/

Melku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melku in the Hindi language
मेल्कूmelku50
मेल्कुmelku50
Melku in the Russian language
Мелкуmelku-

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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 Melku
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