Melvani Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Melvani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melvani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
India3221:2,382,19177,240
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Greece211:527,60966,013
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Panama41:978,06412,245
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Melvani (18) may also be a first name.

Melvani Last Name Facts

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

Melvani (Hindi: मेलवानी, Marathi: मेलवानी, Russian: Мелвани) has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melvani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melvani is the 340,354th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. The last name Melvani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Melvani live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Melvani is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Melvani is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Not including Sri Lanka it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Melvani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melvani are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.91% being registered with the party.

Melvani earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.31% more than the national average, earning $54,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melwani862,716/
Milvani8619/
Mlevani861/
Melwanie8013/
Mehlwani8012/
Meelwani802/
Mlwani77210/
Mluani771/
Mellvaine751/
Milwani7170/
Melwane7151/
Mlevane7138/
Melwana7121/
Mlhwani718/
Miluani718/
Mlevana715/
Melbane711/
Mlewani711/
Mehlwane67127/
Mmelwane6710/
Melwaney671/
Melbouni671/
Maelwane671/
Mellbany671/
Melwaine670/
Millvany670/
Misluhani6315/
Meelwaine630/
Mlwane6296/
Mlwana621/
Mhlwana57148/
Milwana5737/
Mhlwane579/
Miluana573/
Melbone572/
Miluane571/
Milbane570/
Mmilwana535/
Mihlwane533/
Melboune532/
Mehlwona531/
Mmilwane531/
Meluoner531/
Melbonne531/
Milwaney530/

Melvani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melvani in the Hindi language
मेलवानीmelavani-
Melvani in the Marathi language
मेलवानीmelavani93.53
मेळवानीmelavani2.94
मेळवणीmelavani1.76
मेलवाणीmelavani1.18
मेवणीmevani0.59
Melvani in the Russian language
Мелваниmelvani-

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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 Melvani
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