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Where Does The Last Name Melay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Melay (Marathi: मेलय, Russian: Мелай, Tibetan: སྨོན་ལེགས་) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Melay.

How Common Is The Last Name Melay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 461,133^rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,955,664 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Melay live; 26 percent live in Southeast Asia and 24 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Melay is also the 622,565^th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 211 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 4,433,904. In India Melay is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 95 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Excluding India it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.

Melay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Melay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melay surname expanded 114 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 250 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Melay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Melay surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Melay last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.01% less than the national average, earning $39,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $43,100 CAD per year.