Mellah Surname
Approximately 13,542 people bear this surname
Mellah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 10,604 | 1:3,643 | 528 |
| Morocco | 1,806 | 1:19,090 | 2,933 |
| Iran | 599 | 1:128,185 | 11,764 |
| Nigeria | 123 | 1:1,440,185 | 55,603 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Spain | 68 | 1:687,530 | 30,300 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Lebanon | 31 | 1:181,841 | 8,070 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Méllah (1) are calculated separately.
Mellah (1,128) may also be a first name.
Mellah Demographics
Mellah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Mellah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mellah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mellah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻼﻩ, Hindi: मेल्लाह) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Méllah. Click here for other potential spellings of Mellah.
How Common Is The Last Name Mellah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 38,840th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 538,144 people. The last name Mellah occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mellah reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Mahgreb. Mellah is also the 237,206th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 1,128 people.
The last name is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 10,604 people, or 1 in 3,643. In Algeria Mellah is mostly found in: Mostaganem Province, where 16 percent live, Relizane Province, where 14 percent live and Constantine Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Algeria it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 13 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.
Mellah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mellah has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mellah surname expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mellah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mellah last name is chiefly Shiite (92%) in Lebanon.
Mellah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mellah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mellah in the Hindi language | ||
| मेल्लाह | mellaha | - |
| Mellah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻼﻩ | amlah | 40 |
| ﻣﻠﺢ | mlh | 40 |
| ﻣﻼﻩ | mlah | 20 |
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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
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