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

The surname Melissas is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melissas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 679,794th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Melissas are found; 75 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname Melissas is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 37,432. In Greece it is most numerous in: Central Macedonia, where 27 percent are found, Attica, where 26 percent are found and Thessaly, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece Melissas occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs 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 Melissas are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with 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
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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 Melissas
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