Melija Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Melija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Melija (138) may also be a first name.
Melija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melija (Marathi: मेलीजा) occurs most in Albania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melija? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Melija are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Melija is also the 787,636th most common first name worldwide, borne by 138 people.
It is most numerous in Albania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 728,514. In Albania it is primarily found in: Tirana County, where 75 percent reside and Fier County, where 25 percent reside. Beside Albania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 44 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melija in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलीजा | melija | - |
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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 Melija
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