Mele Surname
Approximately 55,844 people bear this surname
Mele Surname Definition:
(Polish, Ukranian, Russian) The pleasant or charming person.
Read More About This SurnameMele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 27,206 | 1:2,248 | 145 |
| Nigeria | 6,724 | 1:26,345 | 2,266 |
| United States | 5,816 | 1:62,321 | 7,303 |
| Niger | 1,861 | 1:10,313 | 785 |
| Argentina | 1,458 | 1:29,316 | 2,456 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| India | 1,281 | 1:598,802 | 28,900 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| DR Congo | 930 | 1:79,440 | 9,181 |
| France | 794 | 1:83,656 | 11,876 |
| Benin | 679 | 1:15,222 | 2,061 |
| Vanuatu | 472 | 1:558 | 113 |
| Canada | 461 | 1:79,925 | 8,933 |
| Spain | 378 | 1:123,683 | 9,568 |
| Slovenia | 327 | 1:7,608 | 1,712 |
| Papua New Guinea | 325 | 1:25,088 | 2,780 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Switzerland | 286 | 1:28,716 | 4,384 |
| Brazil | 268 | 1:798,785 | 28,976 |
| Belgium | 231 | 1:49,769 | 8,099 |
| Albania | 222 | 1:13,126 | 2,404 |
| Kenya | 206 | 1:224,174 | 15,814 |
| Ivory Coast | 191 | 1:120,792 | 5,953 |
| Australia | 189 | 1:142,834 | 15,308 |
| Fiji | 189 | 1:4,732 | 899 |
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| Zimbabwe | 160 | 1:96,489 | 13,660 |
| Germany | 158 | 1:509,528 | 43,279 |
| England | 127 | 1:438,725 | 29,288 |
| Cameroon | 122 | 1:170,238 | 18,185 |
| Venezuela | 93 | 1:324,775 | 7,266 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Indonesia | 85 | 1:1,555,873 | 103,724 |
| Congo | 83 | 1:60,110 | 5,403 |
| Solomon Islands | 66 | 1:8,788 | 1,464 |
| Uruguay | 59 | 1:58,165 | 6,298 |
| Poland | 52 | 1:730,937 | 60,459 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Greece | 40 | 1:276,995 | 41,298 |
| Turkmenistan | 37 | 1:148,354 | 3,025 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Turkey | 21 | 1:3,705,782 | 95,296 |
| Lesotho | 18 | 1:112,920 | 11,579 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Melé (31), Melè (17), Mêle (3), Méle (2), Mélé (24) & Mêlé (3) are calculated separately.
Mele (18,182) may also be a first name.
Mele Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish, Ukranian, Russian) The pleasant or charming person.
User-submitted Reference
The Mele surname means 'apple' in Italian.
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Mele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mele (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻪ, Hindi: मेले, Marathi: मेळे, Oriya: େମେଲ, Russian: Меле) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Melé, Melè, Mêle, Méle, Mélé or Mêlé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,074th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 130,498 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Mele reside; 49 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 40,529th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 18,182 people.
The surname Mele is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 27,206 people, or 1 in 2,248. In Italy Mele is most frequent in: Apulia, where 31 percent live, Campania, where 25 percent live and Sardinia, where 16 percent live. Outside of Italy this last name is found in 118 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Mele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mele has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 72,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 12,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mele Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mele surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Mele surname are 9.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.8% registered with the party.
The amount Mele earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.97% less than the national average, earning €29,738 per year; in Norway they earn 66.42% more than the national average, earning 575,958 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.7% less than the national average, earning R 95,772 per year; in United States they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning $49,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.01% more than the national average, earning $62,607 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mele in the Hindi language | ||
| मेले | mele | - |
| Mele in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେଲ | emela | 85.71 |
| େମଲ | emala | 7.14 |
| େମେଳ | emela | 7.14 |
| Mele in the Marathi language | ||
| मेळे | mele | 82.21 |
| मेले | mele | 16.49 |
| मेऴे | mele | 0.29 |
| मोेळे | moele | 0.29 |
| मेले़ | mele | 0.14 |
| ंमेळे | mmele | 0.14 |
| Mele in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﻪ | mlh | 75 |
| ﻣﻞ | ml | 16.67 |
| ﻣﻠﺔ | mlt | 8.33 |
| Mele in the Russian language | ||
| Меле | mele | - |
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