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

The last name Melku (Hindi: मेल्कू, Russian: Мелку) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94,930th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,453,150 people. The last name Melku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Melku live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 77,057th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 7,071 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,990 people, or 1 in 19,548. Without taking into account Ethiopia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 0 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

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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