Melur Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Melur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4911:269,34724,339
India311:24,744,045333,161
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Melur (605) may also be a first name.

Melur Last Name Facts

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

Melur (Georgian: მელურ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melur is the 574,640th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Melur reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melur is also the 339,798th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 605 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 491 people, or 1 in 269,347. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 50 percent live, West Java, where 20 percent live and Riau, where 8 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Melur is found in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Melur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melur last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melaur91216/
Meulur915/
Melour912/
Melure912/
Melurt910/
Meileur834/
Meillur831/
Metlour830/
Melhour830/
Melaure830/
Malur80782/
Melor80389/
Milur8013/
Molur805/
Meilleur774,540/
Meillour7788/
Melurova771/
Meillaur771/
Mallur733,736/
Mealor731,156/
Meylor73351/
Mileur73317/
Malaur7331/
Moleur7318/
Mielor7312/
Mitlur7310/
Maliur736/
Milaur736/
Mailur735/
Mollur734/
Meilor734/
Mhalur734/
Mylure733/
Milour732/
Mislur731/
Meloer731/
Maleur731/
Milurt730/
Milure730/
Meilleure719/
Meillleur711/
Molleur67447/
Malheur6725/
Malourh6724/
Mailure6712/
Mailaur6712/
Malhaur675/
Mallour673/
Meiloor671/
Malahur671/
Mahalur671/
Milgour671/
Melhoer671/
Milaure671/
Molhaur670/
Maylure670/
Malleur670/
Milhaur670/

Melur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melur in the Georgian language
მელურmelur-

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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
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  • 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 Melur
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