Meloya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Meloya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Meloya (7) may also be a first name.
Meloya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meloya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meloya (Russian: Мелоя) is most common in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meloya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Meloya reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Meloya is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 7 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meloya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meloya in the Russian language | ||
| Мелоя | meloa | - |
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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
- 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 Meloya
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