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) occurs in Albania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. 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. Melija is also the 787,636th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 138 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Albania, where it is borne 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. Other than Albania this surname 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
- 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 Melija
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