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) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 365,442nd most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,383,532 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Melha live; 75 percent live in North Africa and 75 percent live in Mahgreb. Melha is also the 66,314th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 8,881 people.
This last name is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 733 people, or 1 in 52,703. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Mostaganem Province, where 57 percent are found, Aïn Defla Province, where 24 percent are found and Chlef Province, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Algeria this last name 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 devotion of those carrying the Melha last name is predominantly 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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Melha
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis