Melawe Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Melawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Melawe (16) may also be a first name.
Melawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melawe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melawe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Melawe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melawe are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Melawe is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 16 people.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Melawe is primarily found in: West Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Melawe is found in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 50 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 Melawe
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