Meledy Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Meledy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meledy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Meledy (175) may also be a first name.

Meledy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meledy (Marathi: मेलेडी) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meledy? popularity and diffusion

Meledy is the 2,091,648th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Meledy are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 690,096th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 175 people.

The surname Meledy is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Meledy is most common in: West New Britain, where 50 percent are found, East New Britain, where 48 percent are found and Morobe, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Meledy occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 19 percent are found.

Meledy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meledy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meledy surname contracted 28 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meledy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Meledy are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Meledy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meleady92354/
Meleedy9264/
Melediy921/
Meleday920/
Meledys920/
Meleudy920/
Meleiday861/
Melody834,448/
Melady83458/
Meledi83130/
Maledy83119/
Miledy83109/
Meledj8341/
Meleda8334/
Melede8314/
Melidy8312/
Moledy833/
Meledje776,989/
Meilady77221/
Miledys77142/
Maleady77125/
Meledez77111/
Maleedy7788/
Melhede7755/
Meleder7748/
Meledes7725/
Mailedy7723/
Melaedi7717/
Mileidy7711/
Meladay777/
Mehlody775/
Molledy775/
Melydys775/
Meledge774/
Meledie773/
Mileydy772/
Mayledy771/
Mealody771/
Meliday771/
Meyleda771/
Meloddy771/
Moeledi771/
Mileady770/
Meliady770/
Maledey770/
Melodey770/
Meladey770/
Mielady770/
Malledy770/
Mealady770/
Mejlhede71127/
Mmelaedi7144/
Meilhede7114/
Meleadez714/
Maeledea711/
Muileidy711/
Meleidje711/
Mileidys711/
Malleddy711/
Milesday711/
Misleidy711/
Meleheda711/
Mmoeledi711/
Malede674,105/
Melida671,811/
Malady671,472/
Maledi671,245/
Melodi67925/
Moledi67809/
Miledi67356/
Milady67295/
Meladi67184/
Melade67161/
Malody67124/
Meehleder6794/
Melidi6771/
Melide6757/
Molody6748/
Melode6746/
Molede678/
Mylydy674/
Mileda674/
Molady673/
Meelaaday673/
Maliaeddy673/
Misleidys672/
Milody672/
Maledj671/
Melydi671/
Meisleder671/
Milede671/
Milidy671/
Molidy671/
Melyda671/

Meledy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meledy in the Marathi language
मेलेडीmeledi-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meledy
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