Melula Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Melula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1461:371,08033,514
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Melula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melula is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Melula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melula? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Melula is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melula are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Melula is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 371,080. In South Africa Melula is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Melula Last Name Statistics demography

Melula earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.45% less than the national average, earning R 179,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maelula92123/
Mehlula9218/
Meloula921/
Malula832,988/
Melila83347/
Molula83159/
Melola8339/
Milula832/
Meluli831/
Meluly831/
Mailula779,974/
Mallula775,904/
Melouli771,374/
Maluila77275/
Malaula77209/
Maloula77119/
Maluula7787/
Maleula7742/
Melulis7741/
Malulla7717/
Mehlulo7717/
Meilila776/
Mehluli776/
Melolla775/
Meloule774/
Mollula773/
Mhalula772/
Mahlula772/
Malhula772/
Mmalula771/
Malulia771/
Malulay771/
Melouly771/
Mohlula771/
Majlula771/
Moilula771/
Milulla771/
Maylula771/
Mehlule771/
Melilia771/
Molaula771/
Melilau771/
Moluila771/
Mehlola771/
Mahlaula71847/
Malaulau7124/
Malullah7123/
Maelilia7121/
Melullis7114/
Mallulla717/
Malhoula715/
Meluille714/
Mahlulah714/
Mohlaula714/
Melouley713/
Mailulla711/
Mailulia711/
Maloulah711/
Meloulli711/
Mehlouli711/
Meloulou711/
Muiluila711/
Milullah711/
Meslouli711/
Megliulo711/
Mealilia711/
Mallaula711/
Maallula711/
Malila6717,052/
Milila67661/
Milulo67172/
Melilo67152/
Molila6792/
Molulo6781/
Melolo6771/
Malulo6746/
Milola6746/
Miluli6719/
Melole673/
Meiliulis672/
Miluła672/
Mjluli671/
Milule671/
Mollaulla671/
Meloly671/
Miluly671/

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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 Melula
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