Melda Surname

317,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Melda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8901:148,59514,610
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Israel601:142,62715,171
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Northern Cyprus221:14,5003,711
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Austria151:567,69652,281
India141:54,790,384527,769
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
England21:27,859,030389,889
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Melda (42,184) may also be a first name.

Melda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Melda Come From? nationality or country of origin

Melda (Georgian: მელდა, Hindi: मेल्दा, Marathi: मेलदा, Oriya: େମଲଦା) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melda? popularity and diffusion

Melda is the 317,070th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,165,436 people. The surname Melda occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Melda reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melda is also the 21,280th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 42,184 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 890 people, or 1 in 148,595. In Indonesia Melda is most prevalent in: West Sumatra, where 18 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 9 percent reside and Riau, where 9 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.

Melda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melda has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melda surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

Melda earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,032 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meldau91564/
Meldah91220/
Meldad917/
Meldha916/
Meldas915/
Mielda913/
Mellda911/
Meelda911/
Melday911/
Mlda891/
Mehldau83130/
Meldaus8320/
Meldath834/
D'Melda831/
Melde801,224/
Milda80821/
Meldi80597/
Meldo80177/
Meldy8033/
Mldad806/
Mleda804/
Mölda801/
Maellday775/
Melder734,495/
Mildau7377/
Meldoz7341/
Meldis7333/
Meldio7310/
Mellde7310/
Milday739/
Meldez738/
Mielde737/
Mildai736/
Meldes735/
Maelde734/
Meldhi734/
Muelde734/
Mildah733/
Meldit733/
Meldey733/
Meldje733/
Meldie732/
Mildad732/
Mildha732/
Melded731/
Meldet731/
Melhdi731/
Millda731/
Meulde731/
Meldhe731/
Meldee731/
Meldoy731/
Meldesh6777/
Mehelde6740/
Meldish6713/
Mildaus6711/
Meldosh673/
Mldi672/
Meldich672/
Mldj671/
Milldah671/
Mildath671/
Meldoud671/
Mildays671/
Mildash671/
Meldeer670/

Melda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melda in the Georgian language
მელდაmelda-
Melda in the Hindi language
मेल्दाmelda-
Melda in the Oriya language
େମଲଦାemalada50
େମଲଡାemalada50
Melda in the Marathi language
मेलदाmelada50
मेलडाmelada50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melda
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