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 borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melissas? popularity and diffusion

Melissas is the 679,794th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Melissas live; 75 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 45 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 37,432. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 27 percent are found, Attica, where 26 percent are found and Thessaly, where 19 percent are found. Other than Greece it 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 Melissas are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political 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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