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
Melega Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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) occurs most in Italy. It can occur as: Mélega or Mèlega. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melega? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melega is the 213,360th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,775,931 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Melega are found; 37 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 32 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 33 people.
It is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 100,421. In Italy Melega is most numerous in: Emilia-Romagna, where 78 percent live, Veneto, where 8 percent live and Lombardy, where 6 percent live. Besides Italy Melega exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Moldova, where 15 percent live.
Melega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Melega surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Melega surname are 27.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.65% registered to vote for 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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