Melta Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Melta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Melta (3,751) may also be a first name.

Melta Last Name Facts

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

Melta (Arabic: الملطي, Russian: Мельта) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 866,642nd most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. Melta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Melta reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melta is also the 114,945th most common first name on earth, held by 3,751 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 937,938. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Sumatra, where 26 percent are found, South Sumatra, where 25 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Melta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melta has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meltha911/
Meltas911/
Mellta911/
Moelta911/
Mlta891/
Meltaus8351/
Melttas833/
Meltaha833/
Meltaya831/
Mleta80377/
Melto80329/
Melti80230/
Milta80143/
Melty8061/
Melte8055/
Mylta8013/
Mltha804/
Hmelthai771/
Melthaus771/
Melter73497/
Miltat73130/
Mielty73107/
Meltei7395/
Mltahh7392/
Meltis7391/
Meltes7358/
Miltau7325/
Meltti7323/
Meltiz7314/
Meltop738/
Miltha736/
Meltiş735/
Meltos734/
Mletta734/
Meslti734/
Miltaz734/
Mielte733/
Meltho733/
Meltio733/
Meltee731/
Miltea731/
Mielti731/
Meslte731/
Meltyi731/
Mletha731/
Melted731/
Miltta731/
Miltas731/
Muelto731/
Melteh731/
Miełta731/
Meltey730/
Miltay730/
Meltie730/
Milteau6752/
Meltouz6713/
Melther6710/
Miltais675/
Mlty674/
Meltout671/
D'Melto671/
Mlte671/
Mlto671/
Melthie671/
Mlti671/
Moeltey670/
Muiltha670/
Meltter670/
Melteer670/

Melta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melta in the Russian language
Мельтаmelta-
Melta in the Arabic language
الملطيalmlty-

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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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  • 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 Melta
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