Melba Forename
8,674th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 118,909 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua
Melba Forename Definition:
A Usage name, meaning: Celebrated opera singer of the nineteenth century.
Melba Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 36,602 | 1:9,905 | 1,072 |
| Philippines | 99% | 30,322 | 1:3,496 | 628 |
| Colombia | 100% | 18,181 | 1:2,628 | 347 |
| Cuba | - | 5,672 | 1:2,029 | 338 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 4,674 | 1:1,288 | 245 |
| Ecuador | - | 3,656 | 1:4,849 | 552 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3,583 | 1:34,648 | 1,598 |
| Honduras | 100% | 3,371 | 1:2,616 | 426 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 2,545 | 1:4,099 | 625 |
| Peru | 100% | 1,375 | 1:23,121 | 1,740 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1,094 | 1:4,358 | 583 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 907 | 1:33,299 | 2,305 |
| Argentina | 100% | 780 | 1:54,837 | 1,463 |
| Canada | 100% | 700 | 1:47,333 | 3,179 |
| El Salvador | - | 650 | 1:9,757 | 725 |
| India | 100% | 511 | 1:2,377,452 | 117,139 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 413 | 1:8,596 | 618 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 351 | 1:5,251 | 584 |
| South Africa | 98% | 350 | 1:155,808 | 10,848 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 274 | 1:12,510 | 854 |
| England | 95% | 233 | 1:238,639 | 6,590 |
| Panama | 100% | 213 | 1:18,341 | 1,883 |
| Brazil | 100% | 183 | 1:1,170,689 | 29,225 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 173 | 1:93,112 | 2,138 |
| Chile | 100% | 169 | 1:104,185 | 2,616 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 120 | 1:88,345 | 2,422 |
| Zambia | - | 111 | 1:142,836 | 5,770 |
| Spain | 100% | 110 | 1:423,000 | 5,849 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87% | 98 | 1:83,187 | 7,788 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 67 | 1:230,206 | 13,296 |
| Wales | 100% | 57 | 1:54,286 | 1,798 |
| Jamaica | - | 53 | 1:54,401 | 2,981 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 52 | 1:457,109 | 26,980 |
| Kuwait | - | 47 | 1:80,538 | 6,521 |
| Indonesia | - | 44 | 1:5,862,811 | 220,905 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 41 | 1:742,681 | 28,689 |
| Belize | 100% | 39 | 1:9,085 | 1,431 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 35 | 1:5,073,267 | 74,131 |
| Australia | - | 31 | 1:440,568 | 7,424 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 30 | 1:45,381 | 4,173 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 29 | 1:3,427 | 684 |
| Germany | 96% | 26 | 1:3,718,380 | 16,892 |
| Tanzania | 86% | 25 | 1:2,111,533 | 22,092 |
| Guyana | 100% | 24 | 1:31,803 | 3,406 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Guam | - | 21 | 1:7,650 | 1,166 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 21 | 1:5,226 | 861 |
| Italy | 97% | 20 | 1:3,053,104 | 18,341 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 19 | 1:380,884 | 4,350 |
| Turkey | 100% | 19 | 1:4,094,827 | 20,430 |
| New Zealand | - | 18 | 1:252,002 | 7,674 |
| France | - | 17 | 1:3,910,020 | 17,575 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Bermuda | - | 15 | 1:4,322 | 727 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Namibia | - | 14 | 1:171,727 | 4,958 |
| Scotland | 100% | 14 | 1:382,169 | 5,277 |
| Sweden | 100% | 13 | 1:758,301 | 16,746 |
| Albania | 100% | 12 | 1:253,881 | 12,076 |
| Liberia | 100% | 12 | 1:367,672 | 10,977 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 11 | 1:5,573 | 911 |
| Japan | - | 11 | 1:11,635,096 | 36,893 |
| Singapore | 100% | 11 | 1:571,550 | 11,876 |
| Israel | 90% | 10 | 1:840,292 | 12,787 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 10 | 1:17,782 | 1,938 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 10 | 1:58,096 | 3,433 |
| Bahrain | - | 9 | 1:149,853 | 3,890 |
| Nauru | 100% | 9 | 1:1,325 | 216 |
| Norway | 100% | 9 | 1:570,259 | 9,843 |
| Micronesia | - | 8 | 1:13,312 | 575 |
| Kenya | - | 7 | 1:6,615,301 | 31,578 |
| Hong Kong | - | 6 | 1:1,292,121 | 6,806 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Bahamas | - | 5 | 1:79,874 | 1,458 |
| Greece | 100% | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 5 | 1:1,430,399 | 43,518 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Brunei | - | 4 | 1:104,892 | 1,566 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Barbados | - | 3 | 1:96,596 | 2,324 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Congo | 100% | 3 | 1:1,669,735 | 30,542 |
| Oman | - | 3 | 1:1,369,556 | 7,879 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 2 | 1:264,576 | 4,841 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 2 | 1:95,998 | 3,765 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Melba (209) may also be a surname.
Melba Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Usage name, meaning: Celebrated opera singer of the nineteenth century.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Melba Forename Popularity
Melba Demographics
Melba Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 7,536 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Melba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melba in the Russian language | ||
| Мельба | melba | - |
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