Melha Surname
Approximately 987 people bear this surname
Melha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 733 | 1:52,703 | 9,054 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| Iran | 71 | 1:1,081,444 | 48,589 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Turkey | 18 | 1:4,323,412 | 102,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Melha (8,881) may also be a first name.
Melha Demographics
Melha Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Melha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﺤﻪ, Hindi: मेल्हा) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Melha is the 365,442nd most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,383,532 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Melha live; 75 percent live in North Africa and 75 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 66,314th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 8,881 people.
The last name Melha is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 733 people, or 1 in 52,703. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Mostaganem Province, where 57 percent are found, Aïn Defla Province, where 24 percent are found and Chlef Province, where 18 percent are found. Other than Algeria this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Iran, where 7 percent are found.
Melha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Melha last name is primarily Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melha in the Hindi language | ||
| मेल्हा | mel'ha | 66.67 |
| मेलहा | melaha | 33.33 |
| Melha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﺤﻪ | mlhh | 30 |
| ﻣﻠﻬﻰ | mlhy | 20 |
| ﻣﻠﻬﺎ | mlha | 10 |
| ﺍﻣﻠﻪ | amlh | 10 |
| ﻣﻠﻪ | mlh | 10 |
| ﻣﻠﺤﺎ | mlha | 10 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﻠﺤﺔ | amylht | 10 |
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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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- 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 Melha
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