Melwane Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Melwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Melwane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melwane (Marathi: मेळवणे) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Melwane live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Melwane is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa Melwane is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and North West, where 2 percent are found. Barring South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found.

Melwane Last Name Statistics demography

Melwane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.93% less than the national average, earning R 97,596 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehlwane93127/
Melwanie9313/
Mmelwane9310/
Maelwane931/
Melwaney931/
Melwaine930/
Mlwane9296/
Melwan9217/
Meilwaine881/
Meelwaine880/
Melwani862,716/
Melwana8621/
Mhlwane869/
Melbane861/
Mehlwan861/
Melwain860/
Mlwan836/
Mailwane80206/
Moilwane8024/
Mehlwani8012/
Mihlwane803/
Meelwani802/
Mhlewane801/
Mellwain801/
Mmilwane801/
Milwaney800/
Maelwain800/
Milwaine800/
Mlwani77210/
Meluan77165/
Melban7774/
Milwan773/
Mlwand771/
Mlwana771/
Mlwang771/
Mellvaine751/
Melvani711,080/
Milwain71196/
Mhlwana71148/
Milwani7170/
Mlevane7138/
Milwana7137/
Mlhwani718/
Mailwan717/
Melbone712/
Miluane711/
Mielwon711/
Meylwon711/
Mlewani711/
Milbane710/
Mehlweni675/
Mmilwana675/
Mluan674/
Mellvang674/
Mellvine672/
Millwain672/
Melboune672/
Mehlwona671/
Meeluang671/
Melbonne671/
Meluoner671/
Melweing671/
Mellvain671/
Mellbany671/
Milwaing670/

Melwane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melwane in the Marathi language
मेळवणेmelavane50
मेलवणेmelavane50

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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 Melwane
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