Melisa Surname
Approximately 3,374 people bear this surname
Melisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,147 | 1:42,024 | 4,818 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Kenya | 32 | 1:1,443,122 | 35,693 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Melisa (110,650) may also be a first name.
Melisa Demographics
Melisa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Melisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melisa (Arabic: ميلسا, Bengali: মলিসা, Georgian: მელისა, Hindi: मेलिसा, Marathi: मेिलसा, Russian: Мелиса) occurs most in Indonesia. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melisa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 133,601st most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,159,913 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Melisa reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melisa is also the 9,288th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 110,650 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,147 people, or 1 in 42,024. In Indonesia Melisa is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 34 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 9 percent are found and Lampung, where 7 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Melisa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Melisa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melisa in the Georgian language | ||
| მელისა | melisa | - |
| Melisa in the Bengali language | ||
| মলিসা | malisa | - |
| Melisa in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलिसा | melisa | - |
| Melisa in the Marathi language | ||
| मेिलसा | meilasa | 47.44 |
| मेलीसा | melisa | 46.15 |
| मलीसा | malisa | 1.28 |
| मेलीशा | melisa | 1.28 |
| मॉलीसा | molisa | 1.28 |
| मॅिलसा | meilasa | 1.28 |
| Melisa in the Russian language | ||
| Мелиса | melisa | - |
| Melisa in the Arabic language | ||
| ميلسا | mylsa | - |
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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 Melisa
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