Melena Surname

134,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Melena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,0231:121,3354,145
United States8681:417,57936,242
Ecuador8501:18,7132,701
Peru1661:191,4719,048
Italy1001:611,56756,177
Bolivia911:116,6644,262
Czechia781:136,32721,508
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India71:109,580,769786,157
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Melena (2,066) may also be a first name.

Melena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melena (Bengali: মেলেনা, Georgian: მელენა, Oriya: େମେଲନା, Russian: Мелена) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 134,166th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,170,851 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Melena reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 165,861st most numerous first name globally, borne by 2,066 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,023 people, or 1 in 121,335. In Mexico Melena is most numerous in: Michoacán, where 48 percent reside, México, where 12 percent reside and Baja California, where 11 percent reside. Barring Mexico this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Ecuador, where 25 percent reside.

Melena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melena surname grew 28,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Melena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melena surname are 42.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melena earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,047 per year and in United States they earn 13.41% less than the national average, earning $37,363 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melenas92104/
Melenga9292/
Meilena9274/
Mielena923/
Melegna923/
Melenaz922/
Meleana921/
Meylena921/
Meleina921/
Melenau921/
Melenay921/
Meliena921/
Metlena921/
Maelena920/
Melehina8656/
Melhenas868/
Meulenaa861/
Meleanga861/
Melina834,148/
Malena833,035/
Molena831,717/
Milena831,198/
Meleni831,125/
Melana83897/
Melene83107/
Melyna8389/
Meleno8348/
Melona8338/
Mylena8322/
Meleny837/
Melehhina8012/
Meliana776,366/
Meilina772,447/
Metlina771,024/
Melenje77880/
Mallena77808/
Meilana77745/
Mollena77668/
Melenge77608/
Melinga77459/
Milenga77394/
Maelina77381/
Hmelina77287/
Mahlena77183/
Meylina77174/
Meleney77166/
Melinat77166/
Maelana77163/
Melinas77122/
Moleana77108/
Maleina7790/
Metlyna7767/
Melengo7759/
Melisna7758/
Melenez7755/
Melenou7754/
Meileny7747/
Mailena7746/
Melengi7737/
Malenaj7733/
Meleane7730/
Melgina7725/
Melenis7724/
Meliona7724/
Mehlana7722/
Melenos7722/
Meulana7721/
Meligna7721/
Maleena7718/
Melinah7715/
Melenyi7715/
Meliene7713/
Melaina7710/
Melanau7710/
Maliena779/
Mheleni779/
Maylena778/
Melenie778/
Melanay778/
Mmeleni778/
Meilyna777/
Milenas777/
Mehlyna777/
Malhena776/
Meslina775/
Mileina775/
Maleana775/
Meleine775/
Malenha774/
Melanna774/
Melhina774/
Moleena773/
Melenes773/
Melieno773/
Moloena773/
Melenuo773/
Mealina772/
Maelona772/
Melenio772/
Melanea772/
Mmelene772/
Melener771/
Melayna771/
Maloena771/
Malenaa771/
Mielina771/
Meylene771/
Meleaño771/
Melenee771/
Melenoy771/
Meleyne771/
Melinaz771/
Melinea771/
Moleina771/
Melinai771/
Meslene771/
Malaena771/
Milenea771/
Melinad771/
Melinau771/
Melonah771/
Melegne771/
Meleuni771/
Melenoi771/
Mehleni771/
Mhilena771/
Mileena771/
Melonea770/
Mieleny770/
Meleeny770/
Meleany770/
Meilona770/
Michellena753/
Meleń7320/
Meiliana711,149/
Melenets71624/
Mieliana71111/
Mallaena7188/
Meilinah7159/
Melenych7138/
Melenich7124/
Milehina7117/
Moelinah7116/
Moelyana7115/
Melingai7115/
Meslener7112/
Melyanah7112/
Meillana717/
Moeliana717/
Melenehe717/
Malehyna717/
Mahalena716/
Hmielina716/
Moiloena716/
Mylehyna715/
Meiliene714/
Melianna714/
Melhynau714/
Malleena713/
Meleanos713/
Meleneez713/
Meslinas712/
Melohina712/
Melhenie711/
Meytlina711/
Meleanie711/
Melyaina711/
Molenaai711/
Moleneau711/
Maelinau711/
Malheena711/
Mihlegna711/
Moleanna711/
Molehena711/
Melinaud711/
Meleigne711/
Melengou711/
Melhenes711/
Molhoena711/
Molehyna711/
Melhinas711/
Meillene711/
Meluinas711/
Melyanna711/
Meleaney710/
Meleener710/
Molina671,270,858/
Malina6720,125/
Malana6714,855/
Milana674,982/
Molana672,190/
Milina672,049/
Meline671,909/
Melino671,601/
Melini67994/
Malona67886/
Mileno67424/
Milona67257/
Milene67166/
Mylene67150/
Molona67134/
Milisenna67129/
Mileni67127/
Mylyna6761/
Mieleń6751/
Mylina6730/
Melyni6719/
Mileny6716/
Melynh6712/
Meliohina677/
Mélina673/
Molína673/
Meliuhina672/
Melyne672/
Milyna671/
Melinj671/
M'Melenge671/
Moléna671/
Myleno671/
Meilhenny670/
Mollenhau670/
Melhenish670/

Melena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melena in the Georgian language
მელენაmelena-
Melena in the Bengali language
মেলেনাmelena-
Melena in the Oriya language
େମେଲନାemelana-
Melena in the Russian language
Меленаmelena-

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Footnotes

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