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
The last name Melisa (Arabic: ميلسا, Bengali: মলিসা, Georgian: მელისა, Hindi: मेलिसा, Marathi: मेिलसा, Russian: Мелиса) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Melisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 133,601st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,159,913 people. Melisa is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Melisa are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 9,288th most widespread first name globally, held by 110,650 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,147 people, or 1 in 42,024. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 34 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 9 percent reside and Lampung, where 7 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Melisa is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Melisa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Melisa last name is primarily 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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