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

Melkaya (Russian: Мелкая) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melkaya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Melkaya is the 335,833^rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. The surname Melkaya occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Melkaya live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,060,447^th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 82 people.

The surname Melkaya is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 947 people, or 1 in 152,189. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 15 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent live and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 13 percent live and Transnistria, where 0 percent live.

Melkaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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 national average, with 67.01% registered with the party.