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Where Does The Last Name Mela Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mela (Bengali: মেলা, Georgian: მელა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻪ, Hindi: मेला, Marathi: मेला, Oriya: େମଳା, Russian: Мела) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Méla or Mêla. For other potential spellings of Mela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mela? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 29,296^th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 397,944 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 37 percent of Mela reside; 16 percent reside in West Africa and 15 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 16,846^th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 55,754 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,816 people, or 1 in 62,906. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 36 percent reside, Benue, where 26 percent reside and Taraba, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Mela Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (83%) in Lebanon.

The amount Mela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 20.85% less than the national average, earning €23,768 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.25% less than the national average, earning R 134,868 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.36% more than the national average, earning $26,642,800 COP per year and in Canada they earn 18.85% more than the national average, earning $59,048 CAD per year.