Last Name MELA

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Spanish, Romanian, Portuguese, Hungarian

Rank 66,878 (2000 US census)
Count 276 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 68.48%, or 189 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.35%, or 12 total occurrences, as black,
  • 9.42%, or 26 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 17.03%, or 47 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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