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

Melono is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Meloño. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melono? popularity and diffusion

Melono is the 426,610th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,996,970 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Melono reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Melono is also the 974,243rd most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 95 people.

The surname Melono is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 799 people, or 1 in 25,994. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 75 percent are found, South Region, where 18 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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  • 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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