Meloua Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Meloua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meloua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Méloua (1) are calculated separately.

Meloua (129) may also be a first name.

Meloua Last Name Facts

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

Meloua is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Méloua. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meloua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meloua is the 3,100,440th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Meloua live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 23 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 818,356th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 129 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 854,490. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 41 percent are found, Savanes District, where 22 percent are found and Woroba District, where 22 percent are found. Barring The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méloua941/
Melouah923,027/
Metloua923/
Meloa91291/
Meilouat864/
Melouahe861/
Melouach861/
Melaouha861/
Melouhah861/
Meylouat861/
Meloui83872/
Miloua83144/
Meloha8336/
Mmeloa8331/
Meluha832/
Meloas831/
Meiloa831/
Meilouatt8022/
Milhoua7735/
Milouah7711/
Meeluea776/
Mailoua774/
Melouhe773/
Melahou772/
Melaouh772/
Melouis772/
Metloui771/
Melouhi771/
Melugia771/
Milouaa771/
Melouih771/
Melhoui771/
Melaouhaia751/
Meillouatt751/
Melao731,544/
Meloe7385/
Myloa7370/
Melae7346/
Miloa7331/
Mleoa731/
Meslouhi71962/
Mmelouis711/
Meehluea711/
Milaouha711/
Melouhie711/
Melouist711/
Melou'ou711/
Moiloa678,211/
Mailoa67871/
Melaye67489/
Melahi67479/
Melohe6763/
Mealoe6715/
Meloei6714/
Mesloe6712/
Milaua679/
Myluha677/
Melahe677/
Melaea676/
Melooi675/
Melaes674/
Melo'o674/
Meliea674/
Melawe672/
Miloui672/
Meliao672/
Mealae672/
Meleao672/
Meloes672/
Milouo671/
Meleai671/
Milhoa671/
Mayloa671/
Meelao671/
Melgao671/
Melhoe671/
Meloye671/
Meloer671/
Melaui671/
Melyea671/
Meluye671/
Melgoe671/
Mioloa671/
Mhellioui671/
Melaho671/
Melaie671/
Meleue671/
Meleay670/
Meloie670/

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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 Meloua
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