Melissas Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Melissas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melissas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2961:37,4325,955
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Cyprus341:26,0262,877
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Melissas (45) may also be a first name.

Melissas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Melissas Come From? nationality or country of origin

Melissas is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melissas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 679,794th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Melissas reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 45 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 37,432. In Greece it is primarily found in: Central Macedonia, where 27 percent are found, Attica, where 26 percent are found and Thessaly, where 19 percent are found. Barring Greece this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Cyprus, where 8 percent are found.

Melissas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melissas last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Melissas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.86% more than the national average, earning $58,621 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melissa935,804/
Melisas933/
Melissos88119/
Meylissa882/
Melissah882/
Melissaa882/
Melissax881/
Meliesas881/
Melishsa881/
Meslissa881/
Melisa863,374/
Meilisa80508/
Meylisa80260/
Melisah8072/
Milissa8027/
Melisha8022/
Melyssa8016/
Meliosa8013/
Melisia8012/
Melisso8012/
Mélissa809/
Mylissa805/
Melitsa802/
Melessa802/
Mèlissa801/
Mealisa801/
Meleisa801/
Meljssa801/
Melisos801/
Meleisea75486/
Melícias7587/
Melicias7560/
Mailissa7559/
Melissou7533/
Melichas7524/
Molishas7512/
Malissos759/
Meilisia758/
Malessas754/
Melaisah753/
Meliesha751/
Melishza751/
Melessea751/
Melihsah751/
Miliusas751/
Meleisha750/
Meliza71638/
Melesa71245/
Milisa71105/
Meliso7173/
Melysa7143/
Mylisa713/
Mihlitsas711/
Maillissa711/
Mealliosa710/
Melixa710/
Milisha671,612/
Melecia67319/
Militsa67286/
Mailisa67206/
Melizza67193/
Meiliza67133/
Melicia67125/
Melesha6791/
Malisos6760/
Melicha6733/
Maylisa6727/
Meyliza6724/
Milisau6721/
Milessa6721/
Mislisa6716/
Meleasa6712/
Melesia6711/
Mylitsa678/
Meylysa675/
Melesso675/
Milisso673/
Milisia673/
Meilysa672/
Meloiza671/
Mgilisa671/
Meslesa671/
Majlisa671/
Meeliza671/
Milisoa671/
Meleesa671/
Melisio671/
Mailaissoa671/
Malesas671/
Miliosa671/
Milisza671/
Mileisa671/
Melesaa671/
Mylessa670/

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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 Melissas
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