Melele Surname

232,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Melele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0951:48,3495,413
Cameroon2741:75,8009,382
Zambia2391:66,3185,872
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Melele (66) may also be a first name.

Melele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melele occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melele is the 232,007th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,185,839 people. The surname Melele occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Melele are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 66 people.

Melele is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,095 people, or 1 in 48,349. In Tanzania Melele is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 46 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Zambia, where 14 percent are found.

Melele Last Name Statistics demography

Melele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.75% less than the national average, earning R 138,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meleleu9267/
Mhelele9266/
Metlele9236/
Mmelele922/
Maelele921/
Mielele921/
Moelele921/
Meileles861/
Meeleler860/
Malele8318,014/
Molele839,833/
Milele83963/
Melale83355/
Melela8393/
Melile8335/
Melole833/
Meleli831/
Melelh831/
Melely831/
Melhel830/
Maheelele803/
Meallelea801/
Mhelela773,531/
Meletli77654/
Mohlele77204/
Mailele77180/
Maleule77106/
Melilei7797/
Myolele7785/
Meleloa7743/
Mehlela7738/
Mahlele7727/
Melaeli7721/
Mholele7714/
Mallele7713/
Malelei7713/
Mmolele779/
Mmeleli779/
Meletil778/
Melelis776/
Maleale775/
Maleleh774/
Mielela774/
Meliles774/
Mileles773/
Mollele773/
Melhale772/
Mhelile772/
Melelia772/
Meleala771/
Melecil771/
Melelih771/
Melelya771/
Melilee771/
Moleale771/
Malelie771/
Meuleul771/
Moilele771/
Moeleli771/
Malelee771/
Milelei771/
Melalle771/
Meliale771/
Meliley771/
Maelole771/
Molehle771/
Mehlhel771/
Mahlehle71348/
Malealea7158/
Melgaile7131/
Mahalele7113/
'Melaeli718/
Mhelheli717/
Meluille714/
Maleelee712/
Mielieli711/
Mehelhel711/
Milealea711/
Mileille711/
'Molelei711/
Mhelehli711/
Mahllele711/
Meleeloy711/
Mahleley711/
Melahlle710/
Melolley710/
Melalley710/
Melhille710/
Moleli672,697/
Maleli67694/
Melili67668/
Milela67365/
Melila67347/
Mileli67155/
Melali6735/
Mahahlele674/
Melail672/
Mailleile671/
Mileal671/
Melitl671/
Melitelli671/
Mileil671/
Mollealle671/
Melyla671/
Melily671/

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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 Melele
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