Melwani Surname

160,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Guam

Melwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong6181:11,870343
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
United States3891:931,77169,805
India3841:1,997,56668,572
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Spain1371:341,25619,726
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
England821:679,48938,951
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Guam211:7,6251,143
Chile211:838,88017,964
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
China131:105,178,5825,529
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Melwani (143) may also be a first name.

Melwani Last Name Facts

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

Melwani (Hindi: मेलवानी, Marathi: मेलवानी) is found most frequently in Hong Kong. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Melwani.

How Common Is The Last Name Melwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 160,508th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,683,191 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Melwani reside; 23 percent reside in East Asia and 23 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 772,378th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 143 people.

The last name Melwani is most prevalent in Hong Kong, where it is held by 618 people, or 1 in 11,870. Besides Hong Kong this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Melwani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melwani surname are 19.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Melwani earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.29% more than the national average, earning $52,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 106.47% more than the national average, earning $102,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melwanie9313/
Mehlwani9312/
Meelwani932/
Mlwani92210/
Melvani861,080/
Milwani8670/
Melwane8651/
Melwana8621/
Mlhwani868/
Mlewani861/
Mehlwane80127/
Mmelwane8010/
Maelwane801/
Melwaney801/
Melwaine800/
Mlwane7796/
Mlwana771/
Mluani771/
Meelwaine750/
Mhlwana71148/
Milwana7137/
Milvani7119/
Mhlwane719/
Miluani718/
Melbane711/
Mlevani711/
Mmilwana675/
Mihlwane673/
Mellbany671/
Melbouni671/
Mehlwona671/
Mmilwane671/
Milwaney670/
Milwaine670/
Misluhani6315/
Mellvaine631/
Mlevane5738/
Mlevana575/
Miluana573/
Melbone572/
Miluane571/
Milbane570/
Melboune532/
Meluoner531/
Melbonne531/
Millvany530/

Melwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melwani in the Hindi language
मेलवानीmelavani-
Melwani in the Marathi language
मेलवानीmelavani78.57
मेलवाणीmelavani14.29
मेळवणीmelavani5.71

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