Melwal Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Melwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Melwal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Melwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melwal (Hindi: मेलवाल) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Melwal occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Melwal are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttarkhand, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehlwal928/
Melwald921/
Mlwale832,100/
Milwald778/
Milwale776/
Mlwalle771/
Melbail771/
Milwall770/
Mlual731/
Mühlwald7146/
Millwall7113/
Millwald712/
Millwale711/
Millwaild674/
Mluale674/
Millewall673/
Millvale572/
Mühlweilt532/
Miluol504/
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Melwal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melwal in the Hindi language
मेलवालmelavala-

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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 Melwal
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