Mel Surname

21,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Mel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia7,6311:2,030436
Ivory Coast5,7041:4,045387
Sri Lanka3,8011:5,474802
Papua New Guinea2,2541:3,617181
United States6921:523,78543,703
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Peru2751:115,5796,899
Brazil2591:826,54229,919
India2481:3,093,00691,743
United Arab Emirates2461:37,2453,924
France2401:276,76142,544
Spain2141:218,46714,619
Argentina2131:200,67316,642
Italy1901:321,87739,455
Indonesia1871:707,21554,809
Pakistan1691:1,057,06413,399
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
England1241:449,33929,774
Ukraine1241:367,11945,186
Philippines1221:829,82278,168
Russia1211:1,191,10087,429
Canada791:466,40040,200
Taiwan771:304,4772,465
Australia711:380,22131,281
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Poland481:791,84963,527
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Estonia121:110,15019,471
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Jordan61:1,473,74019,539
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
China31:455,773,85521,925
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Mél (3) are calculated separately.

Mel (109,923) may also be a first name.

Mel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺀ, Hindi: मेल, Marathi: मेल, Oriya: େମଲ, Russian: Мел) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Mél. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,416th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 286,370 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Mel are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Mel is also the 9,355th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 109,923 people.

The last name Mel is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 7,631 people, or 1 in 2,030. In Cambodia it is most common in: Phnom Penh, where 11 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 10 percent are found and Takéo Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Cambodia Mel occurs in 122 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 15 percent are found.

Mel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mel last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,181 per year; in Colombia they earn 45.95% more than the national average, earning $33,135,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $48,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mél893/
Mehl8614,369/
Mell865,419/
Miel863,341/
Mael862,613/
Meel861,283/
Muel861,090/
Meul86964/
Moel86847/
Melt86169/
Melh86157/
Meld86114/
Hmel86104/
Melø8663/
Melå8646/
Mesl8623/
Mmel863/
Melp862/
Ml801,283/
Muehl75787/
Megli75732/
Maehl75643/
Miehl75486/
Moehl75457/
Miell75430/
Moell75427/
Muell75260/
Hmiel75142/
Meell7535/
Melph7521/
Åmell7518/
Maell7512/
Meldt7510/
Mehlp754/
Mellh754/
Melth753/
Hmmel753/
Melld753/
Meeld752/
Mellt752/
Hmeel752/
Hmelh751/
Meull751/
Mellp751/
Melll751/
Meesl751/
Mehll750/
Meltt750/
Mil6748,954/
Melova67611/
Myl67537/
Melová67305/
Mlt67196/
Mld67123/
Míl67119/
Mlh6742/
Mlp6741/
Mhl6733/
Mll6722/
Mål6718/
Hml6714/
Mýl6714/
Melsås6711/
Mml676/
Möl672/
Hmeelh671/
D'Mell671/
Miellh671/
Mül671/
Mäl671/
Hûmmel671/
Mehelt670/

Mel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mel in the Hindi language
मेलmela-
Mel in the Marathi language
मेलmela94.74
मॅलmela5.26
Mel in the Oriya language
େମଲemala94.69
େମଳemala3.54
Mel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺀma85.71
ﺍﻡam14.29
Mel in the Russian language
Мелmel-

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