View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

Where Does The Last Name Melya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Melya (Hindi: मेल्या, Marathi: मेळया, Russian: Меля) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Melya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Melya is the 610,848^th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. Melya is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Melya are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 171,902^nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 1,945 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 342,614. In Indonesia Melya is most common in: West Java, where 20 percent reside, Jakarta, where 19 percent reside and Riau, where 17 percent reside. Other than Indonesia Melya occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Melya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Melya has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.