Melaha Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Melaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
Melaha (513) may also be a first name.
Melaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melaha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻼﻫﺎ, Hindi: मेलाहा) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melaha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Melaha reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 373,244th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 513 people.
Melaha is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 4,723,186. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 36 percent are found and Algeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melaha in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलाहा | melaha | - |
| Melaha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻼﻫﺎ | mlaha | 50 |
| ﻣﻼﺣﻪ | mlahh | 25 |
| ﻣﻼﺡ | mlah | 25 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melaha
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