Mélissa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mélissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
The alternate forms: Melissa (5,804) & Mèlissa (1) are calculated separately.
Mélissa (5,221) may also be a first name.
Mélissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mélissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mélissa is found most in Canada. It may also appear as: Melissa or Mèlissa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mélissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mélissa is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Mélissa live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Gallo-North America. Mélissa is also the 93,643rd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 5,221 people.
The last name Mélissa is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada Mélissa is most common in: Quebec, where 100 percent are found. Besides Canada this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 22 percent are found and France, where 22 percent are found.
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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 Mélissa
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