Meltus Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Meltus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meltus (747) may also be a first name.
Meltus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meltus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meltus is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meltus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Meltus reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Meltus is also the 300,818th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 747 people.
It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 82 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meltaus | 92 | 51 | / |
| Meltuse | 92 | 1 | / |
| Melthus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meltouse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melthaus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Miltus | 83 | 28 | / |
| Meltos | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mltu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meltouz | 77 | 13 | / |
| Miltuzs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meltout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miltu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mletu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miltos | 67 | 1,806 | / |
| Myltusova | 67 | 43 | / |
| Miltau | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mlethu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Meltoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meltutche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miltou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milthouse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miltup | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mühlthau | 57 | 22 | / |
| Miltault | 57 | 1 | / |
| Miltão | 50 | 3 | / |
| Miltoe | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Meltus
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