Melpe Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Melpe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Melpe (58) may also be a first name.
Melpe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melpe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melpe occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Melpe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melpe? popularity and diffusion
Melpe is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Melpe reside; 88 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,295,729th most common given name at a global level, held by 58 people.
It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 93 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 6 percent are found and Venezuela, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melper | 91 | 6 | / |
| Melpey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Melp | 89 | 2 | / |
| Melpa | 80 | 337 | / |
| Melpi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Melph | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mehlp | 80 | 4 | / |
| Melps | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mellp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mlepe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mielphey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mlp | 75 | 41 | / |
| Melphy | 73 | 27 | / |
| Melpai | 73 | 12 | / |
| Melpha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mlephe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mehlhp | 73 | 4 | / |
| Milper | 73 | 2 | / |
| Milpet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Melphi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Milpes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Milpetz | 67 | 43 | / |
| Melphis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Melb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mlpt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Milpeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlppett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmlp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehelpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhlp | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Melpe
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