Melvia Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Melvia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melvia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Melvia (1,571) may also be a first name.

Melvia Last Name Facts

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

Melvia (Arabic: ملفيا) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Melvia.

How Common Is The Last Name Melvia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Melvia is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Melvia live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 195,340th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,571 people.

The last name Melvia is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 2,874,982. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Sumatra, where 100 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Melvia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Melvia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melvia surname expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melvia Last Name Statistics demography

Melvia earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 72.12% less than the national average, earning $12,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moelvia921/
Malvia83173/
Milvia8321/
Melvio831/
Malviay7717/
Malvija771/
Maluia67131/
Milvio6754/
Malwia6711/
Melveo672/
Mylvio671/
Molvio671/
Malwiah625/
Maluhija5712/
M'Lewiha571/
Meilwejha531/
Mlebya50198/
Malveo5056/
Malwya501/

Melvia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melvia in the Arabic language
ملفياmlfya-

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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
  • 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 Melvia
  • 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