Melem Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Melem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 193 | 1:1,109,193 | 38,758 |
| Cameroon | 193 | 1:107,612 | 12,606 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Melém (3) are calculated separately.
Melem (1,044) may also be a first name.
Melem Demographics
Average Melem Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Melem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melem in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलेम | melema | - |
| Melem in the Russian language | ||
| Мелем | melem | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melem
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