Melaj Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Melaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 98 | 1:29,735 | 4,653 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Slovakia | 26 | 1:205,248 | 33,808 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Kosovo | 8 | 1:232,734 | 7,787 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Meláj (1) are calculated separately.
Melaj Demographics
Average Melaj Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melaj (Hindi: मेलाज, Marathi: मेलाज) occurs most in Albania. It can be found as a variant: Meláj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,101,507th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Melaj live; 49 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent live in Albano-Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Albania, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 29,735. In Albania it is primarily concentrated in: Shkodër County, where 37 percent reside, Korçë County, where 15 percent reside and Gjirokastër County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Albania this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 23 percent reside and Slovakia, where 12 percent reside.
Melaj Last Name Statistics demography
Melaj earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melaj in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलाज | melaja | - |
| Melaj in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलाज | melaja | - |
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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 Melaj
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