Melede Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Melede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Melede (30) may also be a first name.

Melede Last Name Facts

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

Melede has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melede? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Melede live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name on earth, held by 30 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Melede is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 91 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Melede Last Name Statistics demography

Melede earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.56% less than the national average, earning R 15,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meledje926,989/
Meledez92111/
Melhede9255/
Meleder9248/
Meledes9225/
Meledge924/
Meledie923/
Mejlhede86127/
Meilhede8614/
Meleadez864/
Maeledea861/
Meleidje861/
Malede834,105/
Melade83161/
Meledi83130/
Meledy8381/
Melide8357/
Melode8346/
Meledj8341/
Meleda8334/
Molede838/
Milede831/
Meehleder8094/
Meisleder801/
Meleady77354/
Meilide77195/
Mileder7797/
Meleedy7764/
Meylide7764/
Melides7759/
Melidei7729/
Melaedi7717/
Mallede7715/
Miledje777/
Miledge776/
Maalede775/
Melhade774/
Melédez773/
Mölhede772/
Mailede772/
Maloede771/
Maledhe771/
Meilode771/
Maleede771/
Mileyde771/
Meïlide771/
Mhalede771/
Molhede771/
Melidez771/
Melediy771/
Myleide771/
Mileude771/
Meyleda771/
Moeledi771/
Moloede771/
Melodde771/
Milaede771/
Meladee770/
Maledey770/
Melodey770/
Meleudy770/
Meledys770/
Meladey770/
Meleday770/
Meehleeder751/
Mmelaedi7144/
Mihleder7118/
Mehelade7113/
Meliadeu7113/
Meuliade716/
Maallede715/
Maleedej714/
M'Eilide713/
Malledee713/
Maleudeu711/
Mmoeledi711/
Meleheda711/
Meleiday711/
Mehladeh711/
Melaides711/
Malode6713,585/
Melody674,448/
Melida671,811/
Malade671,684/
Maledi671,245/
Melodi67925/
Moledi67809/
Malide67711/
Molade67642/
Melady67458/
Miledi67356/
Meladi67184/
Molode67129/
Maledy67119/
Miledy67109/
Melidi6771/
Mitleider6755/
Melidy6712/
Milade6712/
Molide675/
Mileda674/
Milide673/
Moledy673/
Milode673/
Mayleadee672/
Mittleder671/
Maledj671/
Melydi671/
Mélade671/
Melyda671/
Malyde671/

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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
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  • 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 Melede
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