Mellany Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Mellany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Méllany (1) are calculated separately.
Mellany (3,335) may also be a first name.
Mellany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mellany Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mellany is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Méllany. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mellany? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Mellany occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Mellany live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 123,632nd most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 3,335 people.
The surname Mellany is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Mellany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mellany has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mellany surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Mellany
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