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
Melana (Georgian: მელანა, Hindi: मेलाना, Marathi: मेलाना, Oriya: େମଳନା, Russian: Мелана) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 393,872nd most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,124,354 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Melana live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Melana is also the 152,332nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,377 people.
The surname Melana is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 333,020. In The Philippines Melana is most common in: Davao Region, where 15 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 14 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Philippines it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 16 percent reside.
Melana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melana has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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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