Melús Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Melús Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melús Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Chile21:8,808,23765,417

The alternate forms: Melus (850), Melùs (1) & Meluš (505) are calculated separately.

Melús Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melús is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Melus, Melùs or Meluš. Click here for other possible spellings of Melús.

How Common Is The Last Name Melús? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melús is the 5,213,395th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Melús are found; 86 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,896,003. In Spain it is most common in: Catalonia, where 58 percent reside, Aragon, where 25 percent reside and Basque Country, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Spain this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Chile, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melus93850/
Melùs931/
Meluš87505/
Melos801,191/
Melius732,163/
Melhus731,204/
Meilus73343/
Melyus73147/
Melosh73135/
Mielus73124/
Mehlos7362/
Mealus7362/
Melous7347/
Meleus7342/
Meluse7333/
Meylus7325/
Melhos7319/
Mejlus7317/
Melush739/
Melúch739/
Meluis738/
Metlus735/
Melaus734/
Meilos732/
Meloes732/
Meelos731/
Melgus731/
Meulus731/
Meluhs731/
Mehlus730/
Meylos730/
Meelus730/
Melu672,013/
Melhuus67131/
Milú6762/
Meló6759/
Melosch6743/
Moelius6737/
Melhuse6722/
Mielius6721/
Melhuis6715/
Mielusz6710/
Metlous6710/
Mehlhos679/
Meloush676/
Melhoos676/
Meilius675/
Meeleus675/
Meylyus675/
Meiluss674/
Meslius673/
Melouse673/
Meluish673/
Mehlous672/
Melhaus672/
Meiluse672/
Mehlaus672/
Mejlhus672/
Melhush671/
Melhous671/
Melhoss671/
Mielosz671/
Meillus671/
Melauss671/
Mealaus670/
Meyleus670/
Melhuss670/
Meiloes670/
Maelius670/
Mealous670/

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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 Melús
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