Meleni Surname
Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname
Meleni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,007 | 1:53,801 | 6,837 |
| Tanzania | 39 | 1:1,357,477 | 46,843 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Meleni (856) may also be a first name.
Meleni Demographics
Average Meleni Salary in
South Africa
R 98,148
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Meleni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meleni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meleni (Georgian: მელენი, Marathi: मेलेनी, Oriya: େମେଲଣି, Russian: Мелени) is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Meleni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meleni? popularity and diffusion
Meleni is the 329,447th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,477,819 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Meleni live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Meleni is also the 278,400th most numerous first name internationally, held by 856 people.
This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,007 people, or 1 in 53,801. In South Africa Meleni is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Meleni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meleni has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meleni Last Name Statistics demography
Meleni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.7% less than the national average, earning R 98,148 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meleni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meleni in the Georgian language | ||
| მელენი | meleni | - |
| Meleni in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେଲଣି | emelani | - |
| Meleni in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलेनी | meleni | 57.14 |
| मेलॅनी | meleni | 14.29 |
| मॅलेनी | meleni | 14.29 |
| मॅलॅनी | meleni | 14.29 |
| Meleni in the Russian language | ||
| Мелени | meleni | - |
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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 Meleni
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