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

Melwan (Hindi: मेलवान) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwan? popularity and diffusion

Melwan is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Melwan reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 48 people.

Melwan is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India Melwan is mostly concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account India Melwan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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