Melono Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Melono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7991:25,9943,541
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Meloño (8) are calculated separately.

Melono (95) may also be a first name.

Melono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melono has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant: Meloño. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melono? popularity and diffusion

It is the 426,610th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,996,970 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Melono live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 95 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 799 people, or 1 in 25,994. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 75 percent live, South Region, where 18 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meloño948/
Melogno92533/
Melongo92278/
Melonou9269/
Melonho929/
Meliono927/
Melyono922/
Melouno921/
Melonno921/
Melounou86666/
Metlhono8622/
Meloungo869/
Melano835,392/
Milono83249/
Melona8338/
Meloungou801/
Milongo7710,347/
Melonas77394/
Melouna77219/
Melonga7744/
Meliona7724/
Melhano7720/
Melanoz7717/
Melasno7710/
Melanos7710/
Melanou779/
Mylyono777/
Milyono775/
Melyano773/
Milonos772/
Melgano771/
Milonoi771/
Milhono771/
Melonah771/
Milonou771/
Melogna771/
Melanot771/
Meslano771/
Meslona771/
Mmelano771/
Meilona770/
Melianos71251/
Melianou71163/
Mihlongo7148/
Meiliano7111/
Milosnoy719/
Miliongo715/
Milongou715/
Muilyono714/
Mesliano713/
Miloongo712/
Melohina712/
Miolongo711/
Mailouno711/
Melagnos711/
Moilongo711/
Mgilongo711/
Meilonga711/
Meilogna711/
Milosnoi711/
Milano6746,883/
Mylona675,682/
Melana67897/
Milona67257/
Miloungou67196/
Mylano6722/
Meliohina677/
Mélano671/
Metillano671/
Mesillano671/
Mesellano671/
Mehellano671/
Meheliano671/
Mjlano671/

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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 Melono
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