Melán Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Melán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
The alternate forms: Melan (4,444), Mélán (1) & Mélan (36) are calculated separately.
Melán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melán is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Melan, Mélán or Mélan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melán? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melán is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Melán reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 462,325. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: South Moravian Region, where 61 percent live, South Bohemian Region, where 22 percent live and Vysočina Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Czechia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 7 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.
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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 Melán
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