Melelo Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

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

Melelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Melelo (24) may also be a first name.

Melelo Last Name Facts

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

Melelo is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Melelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melelo is the 2,203,767th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Melelo are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Melelo is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 24 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa Melelo is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Limpopo, where 20 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Melelo Last Name Statistics demography

Melelo earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning R 255,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meleloa9243/
Melelou9211/
Melielo926/
Mhelelo922/
Moelelo921/
Meleeloy861/
Malelo831,229/
Molelo83772/
Milelo83286/
Melilo83152/
Melela8393/
Melolo8371/
Melalo8357/
Melitello808/
Mhelela773,531/
Maelalo77108/
Meleleu7767/
Meletla7753/
Mehlela7738/
Metlilo7732/
Mmolelo7716/
Myolelo7714/
Mallelo779/
Melaloo778/
Mahlelo775/
Mmalelo775/
Malaelo774/
Mielela774/
Meulela772/
Melelia772/
Melallo772/
Malelio772/
Meliloo772/
Mgelela771/
Meleala771/
Molealo771/
Molelio771/
Meliolo771/
Melilot771/
Melalio771/
Melelya771/
Melilio771/
Mahalelo71252/
Mahlehlo7131/
Maleeloy7124/
Mohlehlo7122/
Maleeloi7111/
Meleliat714/
Maleeloh711/
Mahlaelo711/
Melaylou711/
Melhailo711/
Mailealo711/
Malela6713,547/
Militello679,648/
Malilo677,833/
Malalo67954/
Molela67473/
Melala67398/
Milela67365/
Melila67347/
Molalo67198/
Molilo67194/
Miletello67162/
Mililo6787/
Milalo6786/
Melola6739/
Malylo6728/
Mahallelo6714/
Mahleeloh671/
Maillelou671/
Melyla671/

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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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  • 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 Melelo
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