Melafiya Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Melafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Melafiya (10) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meilafiya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Malafiya | 88 | 23 | / |
| Milafiya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mailafiya | 82 | 2,002 | / |
| Mallafiya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Maylafiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malaifiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maliafiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melafoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malefiya | 75 | 3,059 | / |
| Malafaia | 75 | 2,925 | / |
| Malafaya | 75 | 1,187 | / |
| Malafáia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malafeya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malafoia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malofiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mailafaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mailafaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melhaffey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Malafey | 67 | 280 | / |
| Malafei | 67 | 183 | / |
| Malafay | 67 | 150 | / |
| Malafai | 67 | 53 | / |
| Molafei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malafau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Melafiya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis