Meleka Surname
Approximately 14,236 people bear this surname
Meleka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,879 | 1:157,218 | 9,831 |
| Tanzania | 2,725 | 1:19,428 | 2,472 |
| Malawi | 1,751 | 1:9,777 | 1,514 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Egypt | 1,464 | 1:62,798 | 5,897 |
| Zambia | 773 | 1:20,504 | 2,261 |
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Ukraine | 99 | 1:459,825 | 53,915 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| Zimbabwe | 95 | 1:162,508 | 20,181 |
| Russia | 91 | 1:1,583,770 | 106,512 |
| Transnistria | 68 | 1:6,981 | 1,346 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Moldova | 40 | 1:89,034 | 11,037 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Meleka (13,211) may also be a first name.
Meleka Demographics
Meleka Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Meleka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meleka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meleka (Oriya: େମେଲକା, Russian: Мелека) is found most in India. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meleka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meleka is the 37,032nd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 511,910 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Meleka are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 50,708th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 13,211 people.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 4,879 people, or 1 in 157,218. In India it is most numerous in: Odisha, where 100 percent reside, Assam, where 0 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and Malawi, where 12 percent reside.
Meleka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Meleka are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Meleka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.96% less than the national average, earning R 26,232 per year; in United States they earn 21.15% more than the national average, earning $52,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $53,544 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meleka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meleka in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେଲକା | emelaka | 96.69 |
| େମଲାକା | emalaka | 0.35 |
| େମଲକା | emalaka | 0.21 |
| େମେଳକା | emelaka | 0.14 |
| େସେଲକା | eselaka | 0.14 |
| ମଲାକା | malaka | 0.07 |
| ମାେଲୟା | maelaya | 0.07 |
| କିଲାକା | kilaka | 0.07 |
| ଅେମେଲକା | aemelaka | 0.07 |
| ମାେଲ | maela | 0.07 |
| ତିେଳ | tiela | 0.07 |
| େମଲିକା | emalika | 0.07 |
| Meleka in the Russian language | ||
| Мелека | meleka | - |
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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 Meleka
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