Melega Surname
Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname
Melega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 609 | 1:100,421 | 17,081 |
| Brazil | 346 | 1:618,712 | 23,019 |
| Moldova | 280 | 1:12,719 | 2,188 |
| Slovakia | 171 | 1:31,207 | 5,536 |
| United States | 133 | 1:2,725,255 | 163,031 |
| Romania | 87 | 1:230,780 | 22,248 |
| Russia | 59 | 1:2,442,764 | 142,518 |
| Transnistria | 53 | 1:8,957 | 1,813 |
| Hungary | 53 | 1:185,213 | 15,991 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Mélega (11) & Mèlega (1) are calculated separately.
Melega (33) may also be a first name.
Melega Demographics
Average Melega Salary in
United States
$56,703 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melega (Oriya: େମେଲଗା, Russian: Мелега) has its highest incidence in Italy. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Mélega or Mèlega. Click here for further possible spellings of Melega.
How Common Is The Last Name Melega? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 213,360th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,775,931 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Melega live; 37 percent live in Eastern Europe and 32 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 33 people.
The surname Melega is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 609 people, or 1 in 100,421. In Italy Melega is most prevalent in: Emilia-Romagna, where 78 percent reside, Veneto, where 8 percent reside and Lombardy, where 6 percent reside. Besides Italy this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and Moldova, where 15 percent reside.
Melega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Melega last name are 27.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.65% registered with the political party.
The amount Melega earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.04% more than the national average, earning €53,766 per year; in United States they earn 31.41% more than the national average, earning $56,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $49,726 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melega in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେଲଗା | emelaga | - |
| Melega in the Russian language | ||
| Мелега | melega | - |
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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 Melega
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