Melua Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Melua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 316 | 1:11,853 | 2,518 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Melua (102) may also be a first name.
Melua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melua (Arabic: ميلوا, Georgian: მელუა, Hindi: मेलुआ, Russian: Мелуа) has its highest incidence in Georgia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Melua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melua? popularity and diffusion
Melua is the 686,443rd most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Melua are found; 74 percent are found in West Asia and 73 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia. It is also the 935,178th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 102 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Georgia, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 11,853. In Georgia Melua is most numerous in: Guria, where 49 percent are found, Tbilisi, where 22 percent are found and Adjara, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Georgia Melua exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muelua | 91 | 55 | / |
| Meluas | 91 | 20 | / |
| Meelua | 91 | 6 | / |
| Meluat | 91 | 3 | / |
| Moelua | 91 | 2 | / |
| Meluaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mlua | 89 | 99 | / |
| Meeluea | 83 | 6 | / |
| Meeluae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Melliua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Melwa | 80 | 219 | / |
| Melba | 80 | 209 | / |
| Milua | 80 | 73 | / |
| Meluo | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mluas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mluha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meehluea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melouhah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Melwah | 73 | 123 | / |
| Mmelwa | 73 | 93 | / |
| Miluea | 73 | 85 | / |
| Muelwa | 73 | 41 | / |
| Moelwa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Melbou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Myluha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Melvah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Muilua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Melway | 73 | 4 | / |
| Meulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehlwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meluod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meluot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Melbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehelba | 67 | 490 | / |
| Mellway | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mylyuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mlwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melwatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mlva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mluo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meelwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melbouh | 67 | 1 | / |
Melua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melua in the Georgian language | ||
| მელუა | melua | - |
| Melua in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलुआ | melu'a | - |
| Melua in the Russian language | ||
| Мелуа | melua | - |
| Melua in the Arabic language | ||
| ميلوا | mylwa | - |
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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 Melua
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