Melania Surname
Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname
Melania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 479 | 1:154,237 | 16,059 |
| Indonesia | 420 | 1:314,879 | 27,701 |
| Dominican Republic | 231 | 1:45,164 | 2,375 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Melánia (2) are calculated separately.
Melania (119,579) may also be a first name.
Melania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melania Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melania (Arabic: ميلانيا, Georgian: მელანია, Marathi: मेलािनया, Oriya: େମଲାନିଆ, Russian: Меланьиа) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Melánia. Click here for further potential spellings of Melania.
How Common Is The Last Name Melania? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 306,004th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,896,073 people. Melania is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Melania live; 39 percent live in Central Africa and 39 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 8,632nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 119,579 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 34 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melania Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melania in the Georgian language | ||
| მელანია | melania | - |
| Melania in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲାନିଆ | emalani'a | 87.5 |
| େମଲାନିଅ | emalani'a | 12.5 |
| Melania in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलािनया | melainaya | 75 |
| िमलानीया | imalaniya | 25 |
| Melania in the Russian language | ||
| Меланьиа | melania | - |
| Melania in the Arabic language | ||
| ميلانيا | mylanya | - |
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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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- 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 Melania
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