Melua Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Melua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia3161:11,8532,518
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England21:27,859,030389,889
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muelua9155/
Meluas9120/
Meelua916/
Meluat913/
Moelua912/
Meluaa911/
Mlua8999/
Meeluea836/
Meeluae831/
Melliua831/
Melwa80219/
Melba80209/
Milua8073/
Meluo8022/
Mluas801/
Mluha801/
Meehluea771/
Melouhah771/
Melwah73123/
Mmelwa7393/
Miluea7385/
Muelwa7341/
Moelwa7323/
Melbou737/
Myluha737/
Melvah734/
Muilua734/
Melway734/
Meulwa731/
Mehlwa731/
Melwai731/
Meluod731/
Meluot731/
Melbea731/
Melbai731/
Mehelba67490/
Mellway6742/
Mylyuha672/
Mlwa672/
Melwatt672/
Mlva671/
Mluo671/
Meelwai671/
Melbouh671/

Melua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melua in the Georgian language
მელუაmelua-
Melua in the Hindi language
मेलुआmelu'a-
Melua in the Russian language
Мелуаmelua-
Melua in the Arabic language
ميلواmylwa-

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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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  • 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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