Melava Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Melava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Melava (34) may also be a first name.
Melava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melava (Arabic: ملفا, Hindi: मेलावा, Marathi: मेळवा, Russian: Мелава) occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Melava click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melava? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Melava reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in Scandinavia. Melava is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 34 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 499,700. In Finland it is primarily found in: Southwest Finland, where 45 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 36 percent reside and Satakunta, where 18 percent reside. Other than Finland this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melava in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलावा | melava | - |
| Melava in the Marathi language | ||
| मेळवा | melava | - |
| Melava in the Russian language | ||
| Мелава | melava | - |
| Melava in the Arabic language | ||
| ملفا | mlfa | - |
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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 Melava
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