Melem Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Melem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
Cameroon1931:107,61212,606
India361:21,307,372304,812
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Austria251:340,61736,996
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Melém (3) are calculated separately.

Melem (1,044) may also be a first name.

Melem Last Name Facts

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

Melem (Marathi: मेलेम, Russian: Мелем) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Melém. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melem is the 576,198th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Melem are found; 38 percent are found in South America and 35 percent are found in Luso-South America. Melem is also the 247,928th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 1,044 people.

The last name Melem is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 1,109,193. In Brazil Melem is most common in: Pará, where 43 percent live, São Paulo, where 26 percent live and Paraná, where 12 percent live. Excluding Brazil it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 35 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Melem Last Name Statistics demography

Melem earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melém933/
Melhem9138,502/
Meslem9115,155/
Mehlem91637/
Meleme91128/
Melgem9142/
Meelem9114/
Mealem918/
Meleam918/
Metlem916/
Mielem914/
Meulem911/
Moelem911/
Meliem911/
Meilem911/
Meleem911/
Meleum910/
Melheim83422/
Meallem836/
Mesleme836/
Mettlem832/
Meilhem832/
Meeleam832/
Mealeem831/
Melemne831/
Meeliem831/
Melhiem830/
Mehelem830/
Malem803,276/
Melim802,586/
Melen802,277/
Milem80511/
Molem8093/
Meleń8020/
Mylem802/
Mecellem771,066/
Mesellem7760/
Meelheim7732/
Melemova7710/
Melemová773/
Metellem771/
Mealheim770/
Maalem7310,623/
Mallem739,271/
Mileme732,064/
Milhem731,502/
Meulen731,252/
Melhim73596/
Melaim73510/
Meleng73450/
Mehlen73370/
Meloen73293/
Molhem73199/
Meleen73189/
Melien73167/
Mailem73163/
Moilem73137/
Meelen73130/
Meilen73115/
Mielen7393/
Melhen7376/
Maylem7371/
Metlen7351/
Mieleń7351/
Meleun7347/
Melend7341/
Maleem7329/
Malhem7327/
Mislem7319/
Mollem7315/
Meilim7312/
Myliem7312/
Meslim738/
Muylem737/
Melent737/
Maliem736/
Melåen735/
Maelim735/
Milgem734/
Mitlem734/
Melgim734/
Maleam733/
Mahlem733/
Maàlem733/
Melime733/
Milemm732/
Mealen732/
Moleem732/
Moliem732/
Melimd732/
Meelim731/
Milemn731/
Mileym731/
Meylen731/
Melehn731/
Màalem731/
Malemm731/
Maleum731/
Maïlem731/
Mihlem731/
Mhalem731/
Molemh731/
Moleum731/
Meslen731/
Mylhem731/
Mealim731/
Mmalem731/
Mileam731/
Ma'lem731/
Meilne730/
Moylem730/
Mileum730/
Messellem71103/
Melhemová717/
Mehlemova714/
Mehlemová712/
Mechellem711/
Maallem67728/
Mettlen67533/
Meulien67220/
Melienė6762/
Mahalem6747/
Mellene6740/
Meuhlen6734/
Maislem6733/
Meileng6731/
Milhiem6730/
Meullen6726/
M'Eilim6724/
Moeylim6712/
Meilime6711/
Meilien679/
Mlen679/
M'Aïlem675/
Meihlen675/
Malleam674/
Maileim673/
Malleem673/
Maillem671/
M'Aelim671/
Maaleem671/
Malheem671/
Mealime671/
Metllen671/
Meylene671/
Melhime671/
Melinne671/
Meliaim671/
Messelleme671/
Mailhem671/
Malleum671/
Mhallem671/
Melisme671/
D'Melen671/
Meeleng671/
Meslime671/
Melenne671/
Maaalem671/
Mmeleng671/
Mojleem671/
Mhaleem671/
Mehleun670/
Meillen670/
Meetlen670/

Melem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melem in the Marathi language
मेलेमmelema-
Melem in the Russian language
Мелемmelem-

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