Meliea Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Meliea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Meliea (30) may also be a first name.
Meliea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meliea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meliea is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meliea? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Meliea live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and Littoral Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Meliea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meliea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meliea last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Meliea
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