Melisha Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Melisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Melisha (3,694) may also be a first name.
Melisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melisha (Marathi: मेलीसा, Oriya: େମଲିଷା, Russian: Мелиша) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melisha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Melisha live; 23 percent live in East Africa and 23 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 116,043rd most common first name at a global level, borne by 3,694 people.
Melisha is most common in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 60 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 20 percent live and Maharashtra, where 20 percent live. Excluding India Melisha occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melisha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melisha in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲିଷା | emalisa | - |
| Melisha in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलीसा | melisa | 66.67 |
| मॅलीशा | melisa | 33.33 |
| Melisha in the Russian language | ||
| Мелиша | melisa | - |
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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 Melisha
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