Menelou Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Menelou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menelou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast2071:111,4555,633
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Menelou (97) may also be a first name.

Menelou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menelou occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Menelou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Menelou reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Mande Africa. Menelou is also the 962,660th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname Menelou is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 111,455. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Woroba District, where 61 percent are found, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 11 percent are found and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 8 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Lebanon, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Menelou
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