Meliga Surname
Approximately 2,104 people bear this surname
Meliga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,471 | 1:120,423 | 7,950 |
| Italy | 276 | 1:221,582 | 30,961 |
| Cameroon | 224 | 1:92,719 | 11,093 |
| Brazil | 64 | 1:3,344,911 | 95,290 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Méliga (2) are calculated separately.
Meliga (248) may also be a first name.
Meliga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meliga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meliga (Russian: Мелига) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Méliga. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meliga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meliga is the 198,695th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,463,663 people. The last name Meliga occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Meliga live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 566,287th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 248 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,471 people, or 1 in 120,423. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 79 percent live, Kaduna, where 7 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meliga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meliga in the Russian language | ||
| Мелига | meliga | - |
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 Meliga
- 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