Melku Surname
Approximately 5,015 people bear this surname
Melku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,990 | 1:19,548 | 2,554 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Melku (7,071) may also be a first name.
Melku Demographics
Average Melku Salary in
United States
$28,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melku (Hindi: मेल्कू, Russian: Мелку) is found most in Ethiopia. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 94,930th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,453,150 people. The last name Melku is mostly 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. Melku is also the 77,057th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 7,071 people.
The surname Melku is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4,990 people, or 1 in 19,548. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melkou | 91 | 28 | / |
| Melkuç | 91 | 24 | / |
| Melkau | 91 | 23 | / |
| Melkui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mielkau | 83 | 33 | / |
| Melkó | 80 | 66 | / |
| Milku | 80 | 54 | / |
| Melcu | 80 | 45 | / |
| Mleku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melkhaus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Milkau | 73 | 269 | / |
| Mlekuz | 73 | 104 | / |
| Mylkus | 73 | 80 | / |
| Mlekus | 73 | 78 | / |
| Mlekuš | 73 | 59 | / |
| Melcus | 73 | 44 | / |
| Milkhu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Milkou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Melkoe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Melcau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melcut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Melcuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlekuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melcuhy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mlekusch | 62 | 220 | / |
| Milcu | 60 | 735 | / |
| Mîlcu | 60 | 32 | / |
| Milkó | 60 | 29 | / |
| Mlcuch | 55 | 48 | / |
| Milkoo | 55 | 2 | / |
| Mlekoo | 55 | 1 | / |
Melku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melku in the Hindi language | ||
| मेल्कू | melku | 50 |
| मेल्कु | melku | 50 |
| Melku in the Russian language | ||
| Мелку | melku | - |
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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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