Melkaya Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Melkaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melkaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9471:152,18917,585
Belarus1401:67,86511,156
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
England11:55,718,059489,080
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Melkaya (82) may also be a first name.

Melkaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melkaya (Russian: Мелкая) occurs most in Russia. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melkaya is the 335,833rd most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. Melkaya is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Melkaya are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used first name globally, held by 82 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 947 people, or 1 in 152,189. In Russia Melkaya is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 15 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent live and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Barring Russia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 13 percent live and Transnistria, where 0 percent live.

Melkaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Melkaya surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 67.01% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melkay9217/
Melkaia8615/
Milkaya865/
Mlkhaya861/
Melkaye861/
Muelkay861/
Melka8313,872/
Melky83192/
Melkiy77994/
Melkey7764/
Mielka7762/
Melkea7749/
Melkai7739/
Melkau7723/
Melkyi778/
Melkka774/
Meelky774/
Melkye773/
Mielky773/
Milkay772/
Mellka772/
Melkaj772/
Melkky771/
Melkhy771/
Melkoy771/
Milkaa771/
Melcky771/
Melkae771/
Mlka73112/
Milkhaa7139/
Mielkau7133/
Mielkey7119/
Milkeya713/
Melcaia713/
Muelkhy711/
Melcahy710/
Melke6710,441/
Milka678,741/
Melki675,760/
Milky672,262/
Mylka67788/
Mleka67544/
Melca67417/
Milkiyah6710/
Mlkha673/
Mělka672/
Mlkka671/
Mlkai671/
Meulcahy671/
Melkhaus671/
Melcahey670/
Milkahey670/

Melkaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melkaya in the Russian language
Мелкаяmelkaa-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Melkaya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis