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) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meldes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meldes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Meldes reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Meldes is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Bahia, where 50 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent are found.

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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