Meloane Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Meloane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meloane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Meloane (3) may also be a first name.

Meloane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meloane has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Meloane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meloane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meloane live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 3 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Meloane is most frequent in: South Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Meloane is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

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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 Meloane
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