How common is the surname Melia?

2,509 people in the United States had the surname Melia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,055 Americans. It ranked 12,395th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Melia?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Melia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Melia?

Tim Melia, American soccer player, followed by Fulvio Melia.

Where is the surname Melia most common?

Wikidata records people named Melia in the United States.

Is the surname Melia getting more or less common?

More common. 1,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,509 in 2010, up 32%.

Is Melia also a first name?

Yes. Melia is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Melia

A surname, carried by 2,509 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melia is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,509 people named Melia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,055 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,898.

#12,395

rank among US surnames

2,509

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+32.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,432)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,389	Harrah	2,511	122,957
#12,393	Lovins	2,510	123,006
#12,395	Melia	2,509	123,055
#12,397	Banfield	2,508	123,104
#12,399	Lipman	2,507	123,153

Who is named Melia

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

72% of people named Melia identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Melias

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tim Melia
American soccer player, born 1986
Fulvio Melia
American physicist, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Melia

Melia has the Soundex code M400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M400.

Questions

How common is the surname Melia?: 2,509 people in the United States had the surname Melia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,055 Americans. It ranked 12,395th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Melia?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Melia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Melia?: Tim Melia, American soccer player, followed by Fulvio Melia.
Where is the surname Melia most common?: Wikidata records people named Melia in the United States.
Is the surname Melia getting more or less common?: More common. 1,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,509 in 2010, up 32%.
Is Melia also a first name?: Yes. Melia is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.