Melinya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Melinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Melinya (8) may also be a first name.
Melinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melinya is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melinya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Melinya live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Melinya is also the 4,213,784th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 8 people.
The last name Melinya is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Melinya is most common in: Adjumani District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meligna | 86 | 21 | / |
| Melinia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Melinha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melinea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melenyah | 80 | 22 | / |
| Melineau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Meallinia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melenia | 71 | 94 | / |
| Melinho | 71 | 76 | / |
| Melegna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Miligna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Melineo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melinio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milionia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meleniah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Miliniat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meliniohs | 63 | 1 | / |
| Milenia | 57 | 20 | / |
| Milenja | 57 | 10 | / |
| Melenio | 57 | 2 | / |
| Milinho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mileñia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Milenea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Meleaño | 57 | 1 | / |
| Melenios | 53 | 16 | / |
| Mileneao | 53 | 7 | / |
| Milingio | 53 | 2 | / |
| Milenjia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mihlegna | 53 | 1 | / |
| Milenija | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mitlineos | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Melinya
- 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