Mellisa Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Mellisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1701:777,93659,310
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mellisa (12,226) may also be a first name.

Mellisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mellisa (Russian: Меллиса) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mellisa is the 1,155,901st most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Mellisa live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 53,473rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 12,226 people.

The last name Mellisa is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 777,936. In Indonesia Mellisa is most numerous in: West Java, where 54 percent are found, East Java, where 36 percent are found and Jambi, where 5 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Mellisa is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Mellisa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mellisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mellisa in the Russian language
Меллисаmellisa-

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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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  • 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 Mellisa
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