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
The surname Melija (Marathi: मेलीजा) is most common in Albania. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melija? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Melija reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Melija is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 138 people.
Melija is most frequent in Albania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 728,514. In Albania it is primarily found in: Tirana County, where 75 percent are found and Fier County, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Albania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 44 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.
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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