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

The surname Melem (Marathi: मेलेम, Russian: Мелем) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Melém. For other potential spellings of Melem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melem? popularity and diffusion

Melem is the 576,198th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Melem reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 35 percent reside in Luso-South America. Melem is also the 247,928th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,044 people.

The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 1,109,193. In Brazil Melem is most prevalent in: Pará, where 43 percent are found, São Paulo, where 26 percent are found and Paraná, where 12 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 35 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

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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