Melel Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Melel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1251:68,4618,502
Philippines771:1,314,78298,554
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
India101:76,706,538639,611
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Melel (1,497) may also be a first name.

Melel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melel (Arabic: ميليل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻞ) occurs most in Israel. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Melel.

How Common Is The Last Name Melel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 993,593rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Melel reside; 49 percent reside in West Asia and 48 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 200,983rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,497 people.

It is most common in Israel, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 68,461. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 23 percent live, Northern District, where 20 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 19 percent live. Barring Israel this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 30 percent live and Mauritania, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meulel9111/
Mehlel913/
Melelh911/
Mejlel911/
Meliel911/
Melell911/
Meslel911/
Melhel910/
Mlel893/
Meyliel831/
Mellele831/
Mehelel831/
Meuleul831/
Meuluel831/
Mehlhel831/
Molel803,030/
Mlele802,419/
Malel802,328/
Melil8040/
Milel806/
Mylel803/
Mlell802/
Mehellel77126/
Mollel7385,270/
Mehlil73459/
Mallel73175/
Meslil73139/
Molell7375/
Maalel7337/
Melill7313/
Melyol7311/
Mahlel737/
Milell736/
Mhlele733/
Mailel733/
Malehl732/
Muilel731/
Malelė731/
Maâlel731/
Mileld731/
Moilel731/
Meilil731/
Malell731/
Mohlel731/
Maheelele713/
Meylelova711/
Mailele67180/
Mellova6762/
Metlele6736/
Mahalel6732/
Mallell6716/
Molllel674/
Meilild673/
Moliell671/
Moilele671/
Milhell671/
Mahlehl671/
Mahllel671/
Millele671/
Mileltt670/

Melel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻠﻞmll90
ﻣﻼﻝmlal10
Melel in the Arabic language
ميليلmylyl-

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Footnotes

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