Melana Surname
Approximately 897 people bear this surname
Melana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 304 | 1:333,020 | 45,666 |
| Indonesia | 164 | 1:806,398 | 61,285 |
| Argentina | 140 | 1:305,310 | 24,356 |
| Malaysia | 90 | 1:327,714 | 17,651 |
| Italy | 62 | 1:986,398 | 69,332 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Melana (2,377) may also be a first name.
Melana Demographics
Average Melana Salary in
United States
$62,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melana (Georgian: მელანა, Hindi: मेलाना, Marathi: मेलाना, Oriya: େମଳନା, Russian: Мелана) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melana is the 393,872nd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,124,354 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Melana reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Melana is also the 152,332nd most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 2,377 people.
It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 333,020. In The Philippines Melana is mostly found in: Davao Region, where 15 percent live, Calabarzon, where 14 percent live and Central Visayas, where 14 percent live. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Argentina, where 16 percent live.
Melana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Melana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melana last name increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melana Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Melana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.18% less than the national average, earning R 58,992 per year and in United States they earn 45.31% more than the national average, earning $62,700 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melana in the Georgian language | ||
| მელანა | melana | - |
| Melana in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलाना | melana | 75 |
| मेलना | melana | 25 |
| Melana in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलाना | melana | 60 |
| अमेलाना | amelana | 16 |
| मेलना | melana | 8 |
| ममेलाना | mamelana | 8 |
| मुलाणी | mulani | 4 |
| िमलन | imalana | 4 |
| Melana in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଳନା | emalana | 50 |
| େମଲନା | emalana | 50 |
| Melana in the Russian language | ||
| Мелана | melana | - |
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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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- 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 Melana
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