Melsa Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Melsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia891:1,485,946100,216
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
England201:2,785,90397,972
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Melša (125) are calculated separately.

Melsa (1,898) may also be a first name.

Melsa Last Name Facts

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

Melsa (Georgian: მელსა, Hindi: मेलसा, Russian: Мэлса) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Melša. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melsa is the 699,651st most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Melsa live; 22 percent live in Southeast Asia and 21 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melsa is also the 174,466th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 1,898 people.

The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,485,946. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Sumatra, where 44 percent live, Riau, where 15 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 8 percent live. Besides Indonesia it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Melsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melsa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 435 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melsa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melsa are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55% registered with the party.

Melsa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $54,862 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melša93125/
Melsha91215/
Melsas9170/
Mellsa9147/
Melsay9132/
Maelsa9129/
Melsia9118/
Melsah913/
Melssa912/
Melsad911/
Melsap911/
Mellesa833/
Mellssa831/
Melsaas831/
Mellsap830/
Melscha830/
Melse802,852/
Melca80417/
Melsi80195/
Melza80116/
Melso80107/
Milsa8029/
Melsy8025/
Melja8018/
Mlesa8010/
Melxa801/
Mllsa801/
Melseaux7739/
Melschau7715/
Mellesas771/
Mmelsaid771/
Mellessa770/
Milsap731,210/
Melges73818/
Melser73322/
Melcea73131/
Melsio7354/
Melsop7346/
Melsie7334/
Meljes7325/
Melgia7312/
Melset7311/
Mellse739/
Melgis738/
Melzas735/
Milsat735/
Melcha735/
Melssi735/
Melsse734/
Millsa733/
Meljja732/
Milsad732/
Milsea732/
Milsay732/
Melzay732/
Milsza732/
Melcis732/
Mlessa732/
Melses732/
Melshi731/
Milsai731/
Melseh731/
Melsey731/
Melssy731/
Melzha731/
Muulsa731/
Mlesha731/
Moelsy731/
Meldja731/
Milsas731/
Milsha731/
Mielse731/
Mellca731/
Melcau731/
Melzaa731/
Melces731/
Melsip730/
Milssa730/
Mellsy730/
Mehlschau7177/
Millsap676,170/
Mellese673,407/
Melleza67361/
Mellsop67288/
Melches67166/
Melsher6744/
Melsopp6741/
Melchis6719/
Milsapp6718/
Mlca6714/
Millsat6710/
Melchas679/
Melszer675/
Melschi675/
Mlse673/
Milssap673/
Millesa673/
Millsad671/
Milsats671/
Milshat671/
Melsich671/
Melsser671/
Melceis671/
Millsaz671/
Mlllsap671/
Melėšis671/
Melsies671/
Melsihs671/
Mehlser671/
Melshie671/
Mlsi671/
Melgess670/
Milsahs670/
Millsay670/
Melcahy670/
Melchay670/

Melsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melsa in the Georgian language
მელსაmelsa-
Melsa in the Hindi language
मेलसाmelasa-
Melsa in the Russian language
Мэлсаmelsa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melsa
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