Mellitus Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Mellitus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellitus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mellitus (223) may also be a first name.

Mellitus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mellitus occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mellitus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellitus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mellitus is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Mellitus live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most widespread forename globally, held by 223 people.

The last name Mellitus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Mellitus is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 80 percent are found and Benue, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melletus885/
Millitus882/
Mellitos881/
Melliotou821/
Melletu801/
Mlitu771/
Milletus752/
Millestu636/
Mletu621/
Mlethu5711/

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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
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  • 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 Mellitus
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