Meldes Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Meldes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meldes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Meldes (21) may also be a first name.

Meldes Last Name Facts

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

Meldes (Russian: Мельдес) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meldes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Meldes live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name globally, held by 21 people.

The last name Meldes is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Bahia, where 50 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 50 percent reside. Besides Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meldesh9277/
Meuldes921/
Melde911,224/
Melder834,495/
Mildes83116/
Meldis8333/
Mellde8310/
Meldez838/
Mielde837/
Muelde834/
Maelde834/
Meldey833/
Meldje833/
Meldie832/
Meldhe831/
Meldet831/
Meulde831/
Melded831/
Meldee831/
Mehelde7740/
Meldish7713/
Mildesc772/
Meldeer770/
Meldeshova7537/
Milde737,882/
Melda731,182/
Meldi73597/
Meldy7333/
Mylde7311/
Mlede734/
Mllde731/
Melhdish711/
Milder671,906/
Mölder671,583/
Millde6717/
Meldio6710/
Mildge678/
Meldha676/
Mylder674/
Meldhi674/
Mielda673/
Meldit673/
Mledet672/
Melday671/
Meldoy671/
Melhdi671/
Mglide671/
Meelda671/
Mellda671/
Mildey670/
Mildie670/

Meldes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meldes in the Russian language
Мельдесmeldes-

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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
  • 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 Meldes
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