Melita is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Melita
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Melita

How popular is Melita?

Melita is common in Tanzania.

Melita is ranked 85485 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Melita bearers increased by 3.636364 per cent in 2010 US census to 342 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1466 spots and ranked at 59171. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.4 95.45
Others 2.63 0
Hispanic or Latino 2.34 2.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.46 0
Melita is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Tanzania which signifies that it is originated from Tanzania. Around 5072 people have been found who wears Melita as their family name. Melita is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
2,110 Mozambique4
32,086 Mexico3
6,774 Slovenia3
184,212 France3
10,395 Latvia2
14,621 Croatia2
1,834 Malta2
20,837 Venezuela2
65,594 Belgium2
82,478 South Africa2
7,110 Bosnia1
62,864 New Zealand1
5,872 Namibia1
38,841 Scotland1
6,820 Angola1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
325,561 India31
80,054 Spain18
144,062 Canada16
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
33,928 Australia65
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Melita:
11,999 Italy896
53,011 United States495
10,157 Kenya471
26,494 Indonesia406
18,962 Argentina284
43,536 Germany235
5,086 Chile198
12,156 Romania167
64,630 Brazil143
3,809 Portugal139
Countries with thousands of Melita:
3,943 Tanzania1,313
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Francesco Melita worked as laborer and hailed from S.Stefano, Italy. 10 years old embarked for Jersey-City from Naples on Neustria and arrived on February 17, 1900. Giovanna Melita (49) Laborer, Laborer Giuseppe Melita, 11 years old Rosalia Melita, are others that migrated to US.

Melita Namesakes

  • Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
  • Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
  • Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  • Per Melita, Film producer
  • Andrej Melita, Film Score Composer

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