Mela'a Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mela'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Mela'a Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mela'a Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mela'a occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mela'a? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Mela'a live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Mela'a is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 25 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 Mela'a
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