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
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
| 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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