Meletina Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Meletina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meletina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Meletina (217) may also be a first name.

Meletina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meletina (Russian: Мелетина) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meletina? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Meletina reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 612,983rd most commonly used given name on earth, held by 217 people.

Meletina is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 47 percent live, Republic of Tatarstan, where 26 percent live and Belgorod Oblast, where 16 percent live. Barring Russia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Latvia, where 5 percent live.

Meletina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Meletina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meletina in the Russian language
Мелетинаmeletina-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Meletina
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