Melwan Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Melwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India121:63,922,115578,870
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Melwan (48) may also be a first name.

Melwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melwan (Hindi: मेलवान) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwan? popularity and diffusion

Melwan is the 4,772,636th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Melwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Melwan live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Melwan is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used given name globally It is held by 48 people.

The surname Melwan is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India it is primarily found in: Uttarkhand, where 100 percent are found. Not including India Melwan occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and China, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melwane9251/
Mehlwan921/
Melwain920/
Mlwan916/
Mmelwane8610/
Mellwain861/
Melwaine860/
Maelwain860/
Meluan83165/
Mlwane8396/
Melban8374/
Milwan833/
Mlwang831/
Mlwand831/
Meilwaine801/
Meelwaine800/
Milwain77196/
Mhlwane779/
Mailwan777/
Meylwon771/
Mielwon771/
Mluan734/
Mailwane71206/
Moilwane7124/
Mellvang714/
Mihlwane713/
Millwain712/
Mhlewane711/
Mellvain711/
Melweing711/
Mmilwane711/
Meeluang711/
Milwaing710/
Milwaine710/
Melbon67101/
Miluan672/
Milban672/
Mhlban671/
Mluahn671/
Mellvaine671/
Milwon671/

Melwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melwan in the Hindi language
मेलवानmelavana-

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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 Melwan
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