Melounou Surname

495,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Melounou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melounou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6461:32,1504,334
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Melounou (60) may also be a first name.

Melounou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melounou is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Melounou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melounou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 495,560th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,942,261 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Melounou are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 83 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Melounou is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 60 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 646 people, or 1 in 32,150. In Cameroon Melounou is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 70 percent are found, South Region, where 18 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meloungou941/
Melonou9369/
Melouno931/
Meloungoue891/
Meloungo889/
Melono86810/
Melunu862/
Miloungou82196/
Melogno80533/
Melongo80278/
Melouna80219/
Melonho809/
Melanou809/
Meliono807/
Melyono802/
Meluino801/
Melonno801/
Milonou801/
Miloungoue781/
Melianou75163/
Melouney7554/
Metlhono7522/
Milongou755/
Melounie752/
Melanoue751/
Meleungo751/
Mailouno751/
Melano715,392/
Milono71249/
Melona7138/
Meloño718/
Meluna715/
M'Eliungu714/
Melayongo714/
Miluno712/
Milunu711/
Milongo6710,347/
Meloney67685/
Milungu67642/
Melonas67394/
Melonie6748/
Milanou6748/
Melonga6744/
Meliona6724/
Melhano6720/
Meluney6718/
Melanoz6717/
Melasno6710/
Melanos6710/
Melayno679/
Mylyono677/
Milungo675/
Meiluna675/
Milunus675/
Milyono675/
Meleano674/
Melieno673/
Melyano673/
Milonos672/
Milonoi671/
Melogna671/
Meslona671/
Melonye671/
Meslano671/
Milhono671/
Melunie671/
Mmelano671/
Melgano671/
Melonah671/
Melunga671/
Melanot671/
Melonea670/
Melonee670/
Meilona670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melounou
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