Melva Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Melva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Finland101:549,67032,186
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Melva (57,556) may also be a first name.

Melva Last Name Facts

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

Melva (Hindi: मेलवा, Marathi: मेलवा) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melva is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Melva live; 26 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Melva is also the 16,400th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 57,556 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States Melva is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 33 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Melva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melva has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melva Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Melva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 49.02% more than the national average, earning $33,831,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 26.92% less than the national average, earning $31,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melvas9118/
Hmelva911/
Metlva911/
Malva801,289/
Melve80125/
Molva80113/
Melvi8092/
Milva8024/
Melvy8013/
Melvo8011/
Mylva802/
Melveaux777/
Melveauz771/
Melvis73264/
Melver73142/
Mgelua73117/
Melvey7372/
Melvie7369/
Melvej7365/
Malvay7364/
Molvay7339/
Malvea7337/
Malvai7335/
Meilvi7327/
Milvay7310/
Mealua738/
Melves735/
Milvas734/
Mallva732/
Meylwa732/
Melvoy731/
Mielve731/
Milvat731/
Melvio731/
Melvit731/
Melviz731/
Melvoh731/
Milvai731/
Meulwa731/
Mujlva731/
Melvee730/
Mehelba67490/
Malveau67249/
Milvaux6736/
Mellevo6724/
Meilves6710/
Mealewa676/
Melvich675/
Melvett671/
Melleve671/
Miselua671/
Mealvis671/
Milvaya671/
Mahalva671/
Melempa671/

Melva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melva in the Marathi language
मेलवाmelava-
Melva in the Hindi language
मेलवाmelava90
मेल्वाmelva10

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Melva
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis