Melija Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Melija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Melija (138) may also be a first name.
Melija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melija (Marathi: मेलीजा) is found most in Albania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Melija is primarily found in Africa, where 44 percent of Melija live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787,636th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 138 people.
The surname Melija is most commonly used in Albania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 728,514. In Albania it is mostly found in: Tirana County, where 75 percent live and Fier County, where 25 percent live. Excluding Albania Melija is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 44 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melija in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलीजा | melija | - |
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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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- 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 Melija
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