Melu Surname
Approximately 2,013 people bear this surname
Melu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 528 | 1:191,739 | 30,502 |
| Indonesia | 400 | 1:330,623 | 28,905 |
| Romania | 345 | 1:58,197 | 7,097 |
| Nigeria | 176 | 1:1,006,493 | 42,496 |
| Zambia | 141 | 1:112,411 | 8,739 |
| Papua New Guinea | 103 | 1:79,162 | 10,424 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| India | 88 | 1:8,716,652 | 177,764 |
| Solomon Islands | 36 | 1:16,112 | 3,051 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Melu (2,212) may also be a first name.
Melu Demographics
Average Melu Salary in
United States
$22,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melu (Bengali: মিলু, Hindi: मेलू, Marathi: मेलू, Oriya: େମଲୁ, Russian: Мелу) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melu? popularity and diffusion
Melu is the 205,995th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,620,241 people. The last name Melu is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Melu are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 26 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 159,019th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 2,212 people.
The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 191,739. In The Philippines Melu is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 65 percent live, Ilocos, where 13 percent live and National Capital Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Romania, where 17 percent live.
Melu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Melu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Melu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.74% less than the national average, earning $22,550 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melu in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलू | melu | 87.5 |
| मेलु | melu | 8.93 |
| मेल्ू | melu | 1.79 |
| Melu in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲୁ | emalu | 73.68 |
| େମଳୁ | emalu | 26.32 |
| Melu in the Bengali language | ||
| মিলু | milu | 50 |
| মেলু | melu | 50 |
| Melu in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलू | melu | 48.57 |
| मेलु | melu | 42.86 |
| मेळू | melu | 5.71 |
| मेळु | melu | 2.86 |
| Melu in the Russian language | ||
| Мелу | melu | - |
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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 Melu
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