Melani Surname
Approximately 22,472 people bear this surname
Melani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 12,486 | 1:10,592 | 1,336 |
| Italy | 5,233 | 1:11,687 | 1,826 |
| South Africa | 2,146 | 1:25,246 | 3,217 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Albania | 314 | 1:9,280 | 1,754 |
| United States | 295 | 1:1,228,674 | 87,029 |
| France | 259 | 1:256,458 | 39,566 |
| India | 161 | 1:4,764,381 | 121,488 |
| Argentina | 153 | 1:279,369 | 22,471 |
| Brazil | 147 | 1:1,456,288 | 48,949 |
| Venezuela | 79 | 1:382,330 | 8,042 |
| Chile | 49 | 1:359,520 | 9,978 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Pakistan | 39 | 1:4,580,612 | 30,982 |
| North Macedonia | 28 | 1:75,053 | 7,214 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Namibia | 9 | 1:267,711 | 10,023 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Melàni (1) & Mélani (1) are calculated separately.
Melani (42,329) may also be a first name.
Melani Demographics
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Melani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melani (Bengali: মেলানী, Georgian: მელანი, Hindi: मेलानी, Marathi: मेलानी, Oriya: େମଲାନି) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Melàni or Mélani. For other potential spellings of Melani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melani is the 24,079th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 324,294 people. The last name Melani occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Melani live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melani is also the 21,222nd most common first name internationally, held by 42,329 people.
It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 12,486 people, or 1 in 10,592. In Indonesia Melani is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 55 percent live, Central Java, where 8 percent live and Jakarta, where 7 percent live. Not including Indonesia it exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.
Melani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melani has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melani last name grew 29,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melani Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Melani surname are 6.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.49% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Melani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 37.38% less than the national average, earning €18,806 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.53% less than the national average, earning R 100,932 per year and in United States they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $46,179 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melani in the Georgian language | ||
| მელანი | melani | - |
| Melani in the Bengali language | ||
| মেলানী | melani | - |
| Melani in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलानी | melani | 95.45 |
| मेलानि | melani | 4.55 |
| Melani in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलानी | melani | 59.7 |
| मेलनी | melani | 19.4 |
| मौलानी | maulani | 5.97 |
| मेलाणी | melani | 2.99 |
| मेलवाणी | melavani | 2.99 |
| मेलिन | melina | 2.99 |
| मॅलनी | melani | 2.99 |
| ऍलान | elana | 1.49 |
| ऍलन | elana | 1.49 |
| Melani in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲାନି | emalani | 48.84 |
| େମଲାନୀ | emalani | 31.4 |
| େମଲାଣି | emalani | 5.81 |
| େମଳାନୀ | emalani | 3.49 |
| େମଲାଣୀ | emalani | 2.33 |
| େମଲନୀ | emalani | 2.33 |
| େମଲାନ | emalana | 1.16 |
| େମଳନି | emalani | 1.16 |
| େମଳଣୀ | emalani | 1.16 |
| େମଲନି | emalani | 1.16 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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