Melega Surname

213,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Melega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6091:100,42117,081
Brazil3461:618,71223,019
Moldova2801:12,7192,188
Slovakia1711:31,2075,536
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Romania871:230,78022,248
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Transnistria531:8,9571,813
Hungary531:185,21315,991
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Mélega (11) & Mèlega (1) are calculated separately.

Melega (33) may also be a first name.

Melega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melega (Oriya: େମେଲଗା, Russian: Мелега) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Mélega or Mèlega. For other potential spellings of Melega click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melega? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 213,360th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,775,931 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Melega live; 37 percent live in Eastern Europe and 32 percent live in Italic Europe. Melega is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 33 people.

It is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 100,421. In Italy it is primarily found in: Emilia-Romagna, where 78 percent live, Veneto, where 8 percent live and Lombardy, where 6 percent live. Excluding Italy this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Moldova, where 15 percent live.

Melega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States Melega are 27.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.65% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mélega9411/
Mèlega941/
Meilega925/
Maelega925/
Melegah924/
Mmelega921/
Meleaga921/
Meleghea861/
Meleanga861/
Meliga832,104/
Malega831,579/
Melego83251/
Milega8387/
Melegi8377/
Melaga8375/
Melege8346/
Molega839/
Meloga832/
Meleighah801/
Mallega77171/
Mollega7795/
Meilaga7769/
Melegos7751/
Mhilega7746/
Meleghi7734/
Metlege7731/
Melagay7728/
Meleghy7727/
Maleaga7722/
Malegha7721/
Melegou7717/
Maleega7717/
Melagha7714/
Meleigy7714/
Melioga7711/
Melegui7710/
Meleger778/
Melegeš776/
Meligha776/
Meligas775/
Mailega775/
Melegie774/
Milegha774/
Mealege774/
Meliegy774/
Meligay773/
Melegeh772/
Meligat772/
Mmelegi772/
Melagai771/
Meliegi771/
Mileega771/
Meligah771/
Melagah771/
Meleago771/
Meligau771/
Meleghe771/
Melegho771/
Maleuga771/
Melhaga770/
Meleguer7129/
Mollegai7116/
Mileghga711/
Mahalega711/
Mihlekga711/
Malleega711/
Melegher710/
Malaga6720,641/
Maliga678,030/
Meligi671,739/
Malego67427/
Malyga67359/
Moliga67274/
Molaga67258/
Melago67239/
Milego67144/
Maloga67136/
Milaga6795/
Mologa6794/
Melige6742/
Molego6717/
Miliga6714/
Meligo6710/
Melogo677/
Miloga674/
Milegy674/
Méliga672/
Milegi672/
Milege671/
Mollegaai671/

Melega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melega in the Oriya language
େମେଲଗାemelaga-
Melega in the Russian language
Мелегаmelega-

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