Mel Forename
9,355th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 109,923 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey
Mel Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 92% | 45,911 | 1:7,897 | 933 |
| Canada | 100% | 10,517 | 1:3,150 | 580 |
| Australia | - | 8,846 | 1:1,544 | 305 |
| Philippines | 78% | 8,696 | 1:12,191 | 1,548 |
| England | 56% | 8,054 | 1:6,904 | 632 |
| Ivory Coast | 79% | 4,819 | 1:4,789 | 547 |
| Brazil | 61% | 4,781 | 1:44,810 | 3,255 |
| New Zealand | - | 2,440 | 1:1,859 | 379 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,983 | 1:19,066 | 1,940 |
| India | 61% | 1,366 | 1:889,369 | 60,359 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,009 | 1:255,663 | 23,242 |
| Ghana | 100% | 843 | 1:32,012 | 2,007 |
| Egypt | 68% | 824 | 1:111,530 | 4,967 |
| Ireland | 91% | 782 | 1:5,938 | 543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59% | 751 | 1:10,855 | 1,096 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 715 | 1:29,090 | 3,562 |
| South Africa | 73% | 595 | 1:91,652 | 7,685 |
| Netherlands | 72% | 559 | 1:30,236 | 2,495 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Wales | 64% | 355 | 1:8,716 | 764 |
| Scotland | 69% | 323 | 1:16,565 | 892 |
| Cambodia | 89% | 307 | 1:53,008 | 3,128 |
| Morocco | - | 300 | 1:114,495 | 3,629 |
| France | 81% | 290 | 1:229,208 | 3,496 |
| Russia | 52% | 279 | 1:516,967 | 5,591 |
| Portugal | - | 258 | 1:40,352 | 1,504 |
| Germany | 99% | 255 | 1:379,129 | 4,478 |
| Gabon | 100% | 241 | 1:7,815 | 1,376 |
| Singapore | 50% | 194 | 1:32,407 | 5,891 |
| Malaysia | 52% | 188 | 1:161,968 | 9,924 |
| Bahrain | - | 178 | 1:7,577 | 1,232 |
| Mexico | 97% | 175 | 1:709,397 | 6,764 |
| Spain | 81% | 171 | 1:272,105 | 4,746 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 159 | 1:149,495 | 15,102 |
| Fiji | - | 144 | 1:6,197 | 1,398 |
| Congo | 74% | 123 | 1:40,725 | 3,304 |
| Italy | 84% | 116 | 1:526,397 | 5,539 |
| Northern Ireland | 54% | 110 | 1:16,756 | 921 |
| Suriname | - | 82 | 1:6,742 | 1,371 |
| Thailand | 63% | 82 | 1:854,461 | 33,295 |
| Guam | - | 66 | 1:2,434 | 508 |
| China | - | 60 | 1:22,767,596 | 60,539 |
| Guatemala | - | 58 | 1:277,732 | 3,449 |
| Argentina | - | 56 | 1:763,808 | 4,538 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 56 | 1:186,273 | 7,851 |
| Japan | - | 56 | 1:2,285,465 | 20,708 |
| Nigeria | 91% | 56 | 1:3,170,792 | 54,345 |
| Armenia | 90% | 53 | 1:55,071 | 1,912 |
| Guernsey | - | 52 | 1:1,218 | 241 |
| Peru | 100% | 51 | 1:623,362 | 10,186 |
| Mozambique | - | 49 | 1:555,987 | 1,346 |
| Belgium | 72% | 46 | 1:249,784 | 5,526 |
| Switzerland | 95% | 45 | 1:182,522 | 4,432 |
| American Samoa | - | 43 | 1:1,299 | 171 |
| Algeria | 100% | 41 | 1:931,140 | 5,461 |
| Malta | - | 40 | 1:10,734 | 1,062 |
| Hong Kong | - | 39 | 1:198,788 | 3,264 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Venezuela | 99% | 36 | 1:838,941 | 19,102 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 31 | 1:230,709 | 14,681 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Israel | 100% | 27 | 1:311,219 | 7,762 |
| Panama | 100% | 27 | 1:144,687 | 6,280 |
| Belarus | 86% | 26 | 1:364,707 | 2,597 |
| Angola | - | 25 | 1:1,078,664 | 2,481 |
| Slovenia | 95% | 25 | 1:98,350 | 2,852 |
| Iran | 100% | 21 | 1:3,737,946 | 16,749 |
| Colombia | 68% | 18 | 1:2,654,385 | 19,614 |
| Greece | - | 18 | 1:607,475 | 7,461 |
| Liberia | 75% | 18 | 1:245,114 | 8,199 |
| South Korea | - | 17 | 1:326,142 | 10,022 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Madagascar | - | 16 | 1:1,476,838 | 2,504 |
| Mauritania | 86% | 16 | 1:255,952 | 6,857 |
| Sweden | 100% | 16 | 1:616,119 | 14,675 |
| Belize | - | 14 | 1:25,308 | 2,585 |
| Estonia | 100% | 14 | 1:93,956 | 4,008 |
| Gibraltar | - | 14 | 1:2,438 | 470 |
| Bermuda | - | 13 | 1:4,987 | 816 |
| Niger | 80% | 13 | 1:1,475,692 | 20,181 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 12 | 1:4,556 | 750 |
| Pakistan | 82% | 12 | 1:16,196,473 | 90,643 |
| Jersey | - | 11 | 1:9,089 | 812 |
| Tunisia | - | 11 | 1:61,537 | 2,905 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Senegal | 89% | 10 | 1:1,458,136 | 11,437 |
| Malawi | - | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Poland | 73% | 9 | 1:4,225,235 | 4,388 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 9 | 1:10,291,457 | 4,134 |
| Croatia | 100% | 8 | 1:527,134 | 5,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 8 | 1:443,788 | 3,677 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 7 | 1:681,135 | 8,843 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| Jamaica | - | 7 | 1:411,890 | 11,384 |
| Mauritius | - | 7 | 1:185,398 | 4,003 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| Finland | 57% | 6 | 1:913,864 | 8,662 |
| Marshall Islands | 50% | 6 | 1:8,538 | 1,253 |
| Romania | - | 6 | 1:3,341,996 | 26,471 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 6 | 1:29,636 | 2,683 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 5 | 1:6,524,703 | 31,933 |
| Benin | 100% | 5 | 1:2,115,169 | 40,564 |
| Cameroon | - | 5 | 1:4,322,101 | 63,776 |
| Chile | 100% | 5 | 1:3,521,442 | 19,163 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Iceland | - | 5 | 1:73,203 | 3,413 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Zambia | - | 5 | 1:3,170,959 | 26,788 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Mongolia | - | 4 | 1:733,704 | 10,632 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| New Caledonia | - | 4 | 1:67,541 | 2,087 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Albania | 86% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 3 | 1:1,174,819 | 6,090 |
| Brunei | - | 3 | 1:139,857 | 2,352 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Czechia | 60% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Kenya | - | 3 | 1:15,435,703 | 51,312 |
| Luxembourg | - | 3 | 1:188,016 | 3,003 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Cook Islands | - | 2 | 1:9,076 | 1,075 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Georgia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Hungary | 98% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 50% | 2 | 1:2,986,638 | 34,954 |
| Lebanon | - | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Tonga | - | 1 | 1:107,436 | 779 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Mél (22), Mël (1) & Mèl (1) are calculated separately.
Mel (25,448) may also be a surname.
Mel Forename Popularity
Mel Demographics
Average Male Mel Height
175.62 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 1,014 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mél | 89 | 22 | / |
| Mël | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mèl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mael | 86 | 4,915 | / |
| Mell | 86 | 3,069 | / |
| Miel | 86 | 1,888 | / |
| Melt | 86 | 758 | / |
| Mehl | 86 | 520 | / |
| Moel | 86 | 374 | / |
| Muel | 86 | 224 | / |
| Meel | 86 | 203 | / |
| Meld | 86 | 130 | / |
| Mesl | 86 | 41 | / |
| Meul | 86 | 27 | / |
| Melh | 86 | 26 | / |
| Hmel | 86 | 5 | / |
| Melp | 86 | 4 | / |
| M'el | 86 | 3 | / |
| Melė | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mmel | 86 | 2 | / |
| Melë | 86 | 1 | / |
| Me'l | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ml | 80 | 13,339 | / |
| Megli | 75 | 293 | / |
| Meesl | 75 | 134 | / |
| Maell | 75 | 29 | / |
| Hmael | 75 | 11 | / |
| Miell | 75 | 8 | / |
| Moell | 75 | 7 | / |
| Muehl | 75 | 6 | / |
| Meldt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hmeel | 75 | 4 | / |
| Melph | 75 | 3 | / |
| Miehl | 75 | 3 | / |
| Melth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Muell | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mellt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mmeel | 75 | 2 | / |
| Moehl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mehll | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maehl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Melld | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mmeld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmmel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melhl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meelh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mesll | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'mel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mellh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mil | 67 | 4,980 | / |
| Myl | 67 | 2,367 | / |
| Mlh | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mhl | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hml | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mml | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mll | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mld | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mlt | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mlp | 67 | 18 | / |
| Melowa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Melova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Geemel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hmeelh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Melová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wmehlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meglil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mül | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mål | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mellth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meegli | 67 | 1 | / |
Mel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mel in the Russian language | ||
| Мел | mel | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Mel