Meleni Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

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

Meleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0071:53,8016,837
Tanzania391:1,357,47746,843
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
England71:7,959,723202,100
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Meleni (856) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melengi9237/
Melenis9224/
Melenyi9215/
Mheleni929/
Melenie928/
Mmeleni928/
Melenio922/
Mehleni921/
Meleuni921/
Melenoi921/
Melenich8624/
Meleanie861/
Melhenie861/
Melena833,357/
Melini83994/
Mileni83127/
Melene83107/
Melyni8319/
Meleny837/
Melhenish800/
Melenje77880/
Melenge77608/
Melingi77245/
Milengi77186/
Meleney77166/
Meilena7774/
Melinis7763/
Milenio7756/
Melenez7755/
Meileny7747/
Maileni7739/
Melinie7737/
Meleane7730/
Mayleni7723/
Milenis7721/
Melynis7713/
Meliene7713/
Melaini778/
Mgileni776/
Milenyi775/
Meleine775/
Mielena773/
Mitleni773/
Melenes773/
Mmelene772/
Mysleni771/
Melynie771/
Melinio771/
Meliena771/
Meleyne771/
Melenoy771/
Melinai771/
Melenee771/
Melenay771/
Meleina771/
Meylene771/
Meylena771/
Mileniy771/
Milenie771/
Meslene771/
Melener771/
Meleana771/
Muileni771/
Melegne771/
Mieleny770/
Meleeny770/
Meleany770/
Meleń7320/
Melenets71624/
Melenych7138/
Mealingi7116/
Melingai7115/
Meslener7112/
Milenich7110/
Melinich718/
Melenehe717/
Muilengi714/
Meiliene714/
Meleneez713/
Meleigne711/
Melhenes711/
Meillene711/
Mileanio711/
Meleener710/
Meleaney710/
Meline671,909/
Milena671,198/
Milini67497/
Milene67166/
Mylene67150/
Mieleń6751/
Mylena6722/
Metellini6721/
Mileny6716/
Melynh6712/
Melyne672/
Mélini671/
M'Melenge671/
Melinj671/
Meilhenny670/

Meleni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meleni in the Georgian language
მელენიmeleni-
Meleni in the Oriya language
େମେଲଣିemelani-
Meleni in the Marathi language
मेलेनीmeleni57.14
मेलॅनीmeleni14.29
मॅलेनीmeleni14.29
मॅलॅनीmeleni14.29
Meleni in the Russian language
Мелениmeleni-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meleni
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