Meliá Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Meliá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meliá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Melià (23) & Melía (1) are calculated separately.

Meliá Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meliá occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Melià or Melía. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meliá? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Meliá are found; 84 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

Meliá is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,230,317. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Valencian Community, where 47 percent live, Madrid, where 24 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 11 percent live. Other than Spain this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melià9323/
Melía871/
Melie80271/
Melji8023/
Melió802/
Miliá801/
Meliha733,422/
Meliyo731,966/
Melihi73757/
Melehi73720/
Meliho73445/
Mehlei73305/
Melies73286/
Meliet73185/
Meliah73139/
Melier73108/
Meilie7356/
Mealie7353/
Meli'i7342/
Meljih7331/
Melhia7322/
Meliji7320/
Miliás7316/
Meljie7315/
Melihy7313/
Melgia7312/
Melija739/
Meulie738/
Melihe738/
Metlie736/
Meslie736/
Melijy734/
Meliea734/
Meleği732/
Melgie731/
Meljia731/
Mielie731/
Melije731/
Meleai731/
Mehlia731/
Meylie731/
Meljić731/
Meslier671,211/
Methlie67145/
Mealies67125/
Melihaj67121/
Mealier67114/
Melaiye67100/
Melehei6770/
Melihat6726/
Meliher6717/
Mealiea6714/
Melajio6714/
Melioui679/
Medtlie675/
Melaiya675/
Meilier675/
Meleiya674/
Meliaha674/
Melijay673/
Meilied673/
Meillie672/
Mealhie672/
Melegio671/
Melhies671/
Meuliyi671/
Mielieh671/
Melojio671/
Melajia671/
Mehlies671/
Melugia671/
Melaiia671/
Melayie671/
Melihad671/
Meljiet671/
Melagio671/
Meslihi671/
Melejia671/
Meleijo671/
Meslehi671/
Mealiey670/
Meallie670/
Meislie670/
Metlier670/

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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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  • 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 Meliá
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