Melitas Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Melitas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melitas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1081:102,59117,261
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Melitas Last Name Facts

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

Melitas (Marathi: मेिलटास, Russian: Мелитась) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melitas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,497,948th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Melitas reside; 77 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Melitas is most frequent in Greece, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 102,591. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 53 percent live, Ionian Islands, where 22 percent live and Western Greece, where 20 percent live. Outside of Greece Melitas exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Venezuela, where 3 percent live.

Melitas Last Name Statistics demography

Melitas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $43,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melistas93259/
Melittas934/
Melita926,331/
Melitat861,809/
Meliota86491/
Meilita86420/
Molitas86329/
Melitha86265/
Melista86149/
Malitas86114/
Melitos8684/
Meylita8640/
Melitta8611/
Meslita868/
Melytas868/
Militas863/
Melitah861/
Melitad861/
Hmelita861/
Meleita861/
Melitay861/
Meletas861/
Maleitas8059/
Meilitha807/
Miliotas804/
Meilista803/
Melaitau802/
Meliotta801/
Meleteas801/
Melito772,627/
Milita77561/
Meleta77314/
Mélita771/
Melyta771/
Meglietta752/
Meletta71403/
Maylita71187/
Mailita71115/
Melitto7143/
Melitão7133/
Meilyta7128/
Maletas7124/
Mylytas719/
Melitou716/
Militai715/
Meletea715/
Militha714/
Meletoa714/
Melioto713/
Melgeta711/
Molitos711/
Meleito711/
Mejlito711/
Meleuta711/
Meletat711/
Meletap711/
Melesta711/
Militos711/
Meulito711/
Malitos711/
Melitei711/
Milista711/
Miliota711/
Mealeta711/
Mihlitaş6737/
Militeau6719/
Molletas6718/
Moliteus6711/
Meilluhgita674/
Miglieta673/
D'milita672/
Meletoha671/
Meliotou671/
Mallitos671/
Meleetta671/

Melitas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melitas in the Marathi language
मेिलटासmeilatasa-
Melitas in the Russian language
Мелитасьmelitas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melitas
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