Meliya Surname
Approximately 2,581 people bear this surname
Meliya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Indonesia | 226 | 1:585,173 | 46,743 |
| Russia | 45 | 1:3,202,735 | 169,516 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Meliya (1,817) may also be a first name.
Meliya Demographics
Meliya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Meliya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meliya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meliya (Bengali: মেলিয়া, Hindi: मेलिया, Marathi: मेळीया, Russian: Мелия) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meliya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 167,551st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,823,536 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Meliya reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 179,081st most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,817 people.
The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Outside of Ethiopia Meliya occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.
Meliya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Meliya last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meliya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meliya in the Bengali language | ||
| মেলিয়া | meliya | - |
| Meliya in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलिया | meliya | 82.61 |
| मेलीया | meliya | 17.39 |
| Meliya in the Marathi language | ||
| मेळीया | meliya | 55.17 |
| मेिलया | meilaya | 41.38 |
| मेलीया | meliya | 3.45 |
| Meliya in the Russian language | ||
| Мелия | melia | - |
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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 Meliya
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