Melia Surname
Approximately 16,645 people bear this surname
Melia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,099 | 1:13,593 | 2,007 |
| Indonesia | 2,547 | 1:51,924 | 5,794 |
| United States | 2,481 | 1:146,094 | 15,079 |
| Spain | 1,894 | 1:24,684 | 2,605 |
| Ireland | 1,210 | 1:3,892 | 669 |
| Italy | 1,000 | 1:61,157 | 10,922 |
| France | 471 | 1:141,025 | 21,711 |
| Georgia | 378 | 1:9,909 | 2,169 |
| Argentina | 377 | 1:113,378 | 9,562 |
| Australia | 293 | 1:92,135 | 10,536 |
| Jordan | 284 | 1:31,135 | 3,893 |
| Algeria | 255 | 1:151,496 | 19,714 |
| Canada | 172 | 1:214,219 | 20,702 |
| Scotland | 134 | 1:39,954 | 3,758 |
| Abkhazia | 122 | 1:1,991 | 477 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Wales | 90 | 1:34,384 | 3,434 |
| Cameroon | 74 | 1:280,663 | 26,698 |
| Philippines | 70 | 1:1,446,260 | 102,978 |
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Ukraine | 51 | 1:892,602 | 86,458 |
| Uruguay | 45 | 1:76,261 | 7,891 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Colombia | 18 | 1:2,654,115 | 13,778 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 908 | 1:4,879 | 822 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 711 | 1:34,283 | 4,493 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 206 | 1:243,780 | 20,311 |
The alternate forms: Mélia (11) are calculated separately.
Melia (26,569) may also be a first name.
Melia Demographics
Average Melia Salary in
United States
$47,753 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melia (Arabic: لميليا, Georgian: მელია, Oriya: େମଳିଆ, Russian: Мелиа) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Mélia. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 32,029th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 437,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Melia are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles. Melia is also the 30,574th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 26,569 people.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 4,099 people, or 1 in 13,593. In England Melia is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 21 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 16 percent live and West Midlands, where 9 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 80 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Melia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melia has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Melia surname increased 577 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,204 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 133 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,680 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Melia surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Melia are 7.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.39% being registered with the party.
The amount Melia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning €28,052 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.74% less than the national average, earning R 164,580 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.04% more than the national average, earning $27,479,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.31% more than the national average, earning $61,762 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melia in the Georgian language | ||
| მელია | melia | - |
| Melia in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଳିଆ | emali'a | 80 |
| େମଲିଆ | emali'a | 16 |
| େମଳିଆାଇଁ | emaliaa'im | 2.67 |
| Melia in the Russian language | ||
| Мелиа | melia | - |
| Melia in the Arabic language | ||
| لميليا | lmylya | - |
| ميليا | mylya | - |
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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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- 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 Melia
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