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 in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Meliea.
How Common Is The Last Name Meliea? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Meliea reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 30 people.
The last name Meliea is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Meliea exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.
Meliea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meliea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meliea last name grew 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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