Meltam Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Meltam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Meltam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Meltam (12) may also be a first name.

Meltam Last Name Facts

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

Meltam occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Meltam.

How Common Is The Last Name Meltam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meltam is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Meltam reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Meltam is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Meltam is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Honduras, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meltham9249/
Meltan8329/
Meltom8314/
Meltang772/
Melttan771/
Moeltom771/
Meltank770/
Mltan7314/
Melton6769,110/
Miltan67343/
Miltom6713/
Mlttan673/
Meltonova671/
Mletan671/
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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 Meltam
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