Melua

Melua (/ˈmɛluːə/) is a family name originating in Georgia, specifically the Mingrelia region around the city of Zugdidi (Georgian: მელუა); it belongs to Orthodox Christian culture.

Some individuals bearing this name sought refuge abroad after the Red Army invaded the country.

[2] During the Soviet years, groups with the surname Melua migrated from Mingrelia, Guria and Tbilisi to Batum, Kiev, Moscow and Leningrad, for education and universities, but also for jobs.

After the return of Georgian sovereignty and the civil war, in 1991, a lot of people left the country and migrated; some with the surname Melua moved to Great Britain or to the United States, looking for a better life.

Today, there are Georgian, American, British, French and Russian people with the surname Melua:

Samegrelo (Modern Georgia)
Guria (Modern Georgia)