Melese Surname

3,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Melese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia162,5891:60093
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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

Melese (296,193) may also be a first name.

Melese Last Name Facts

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

Melese (Arabic: ميليسي) is most common in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as: Mélèse. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melese? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,435th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 44,719 people. The last name Melese is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Melese live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Melese is also the 3,550th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 296,193 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 162,589 people, or 1 in 600. Without taking into account Ethiopia Melese occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Melese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melese surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melese earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.98% less than the national average, earning 197,336 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.97% less than the national average, earning R 114,144 per year; in United States they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $43,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.6% less than the national average, earning $29,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melesse9235,418/
Meletse92536/
Melesie9226/
Meleses9221/
Meleseh921/
Meelese921/
Melease920/
Meles9125,755/
Mélèse893/
Melesech865,795/
Meleisea86486/
Meliesie8624/
Meleshes865/
Meletshe862/
Meleshei862/
Melessie861/
Melhesse861/
Melessea861/
Meleshie861/
Mieles8313,155/
Meless833,529/
Melise831,621/
Melesi831,328/
Melesh83912/
Melges83818/
Malese83778/
Melies83286/
Melesa83245/
Molese83234/
Melets83147/
Milese8386/
Meleas8378/
Mehles8376/
Melece8370/
Meeles8364/
Meyles8348/
Melesz8347/
Melege8346/
Meleus8342/
Meleis8336/
Meales8331/
Meleze8331/
Melhes8312/
Melase839/
Melose837/
Meiles836/
Metles836/
Mesles833/
Meleje833/
Melest832/
Meules832/
Melees831/
Meleez831/
Meleys831/
Melehs831/
Mmeles831/
Melheiser801/
Meleseach801/
Moeloesie801/
Meledje776,989/
Mmelesi771,247/
Melisse77763/
Measles77304/
Moleshe77149/
Malease77146/
Mealies77125/
Mielies77123/
Meijles77110/
Melesha7791/
Mallese7791/
Mollese7782/
Meletsi7780/
Melecis7773/
Melehes7755/
Melessi7749/
Melasse7742/
Milesse7742/
Mettles7737/
Meisles7737/
Melhase7733/
Metlege7731/
Molesse7719/
Melazse7715/
Moelase7715/
Metlets7714/
Meleasa7712/
Maleshe7712/
Milesie7712/
Maleseh7710/
Meleger778/
Mehleis778/
Meliset778/
Melitse777/
Meleche776/
Meilise776/
Melegeš776/
Meeleus775/
Meleish775/
Maleese774/
Melasee774/
Meleshi774/
Meledge774/
Meleisi774/
Mealege774/
Melegie774/
Melezes773/
Malesse773/
Maliese773/
Meleces773/
Melecez773/
Melessy773/
Melessa772/
Melegeh772/
Mileses772/
Meilehs772/
Mélesse772/
Mmelase772/
Melosse772/
Malesee771/
Malesie771/
Meihles771/
Meiless771/
Melecea771/
Meleesa771/
Melezis771/
Melaise771/
Melhies771/
Melieze771/
Meilles771/
Maelase771/
Moelise771/
Melises771/
Meleced771/
Melesaa771/
Melesss771/
Mehlies771/
Moleise771/
Meilesh771/
Maleise771/
Meleisa771/
Melezer771/
Meliser771/
Mehlase771/
Moelesi771/
Mmeless771/
Mmelest771/
Moloese771/
Melecey771/
Meliose770/
Melgess770/
Melhose770/
Meyleus770/
Maelise770/
Maleuse770/
Mesless770/
Meslesz770/
Miles73174,960/
Melis7344,674/
Myles7327,920/
Meals731,298/
Melez73436/
Malse73256/
Meils73204/
Meleş73200/
Melys73152/
Melex7347/
Meleš7335/
Mlege7327/
Meyls7323/
Molse7311/
Mejls735/
Melís732/
Mehlhase71892/
Mehlhose71614/
Meletsis71159/
Mechelse71112/
Mmeleche7196/
Melhiser7177/
Meehleis7171/
Malleshe7139/
Meleschi7127/
Melesova7118/
Meleiche7116/
Malesheh7110/
Mielesza7110/
Metledge718/
Mallesee717/
Melessio717/
Mmeletsi717/
Maleesee717/
Meleches715/
Metelles714/
Melescio714/
Methless713/
Melhasse712/
Meliesch712/
Maloesie712/
Maylease711/
Meattles711/
Milheser711/
Mielesha711/
Methlesh711/
Melashee711/
Meliesha711/
Mgeleshi711/
Michelse711/
Melecher711/
Mehleche711/
M'Aleese711/
Mailesse711/
Malesche711/
Miliesse711/
Melasseu711/
Meleidje711/
Meleisis711/
Meleišis711/
Melesuis711/
Meisless711/
Mmielies711/
Molesshe711/
Mehelets711/
Malehsea711/
Meleisha710/
Melledge710/
Meilless710/
Milesi6713,611/
Molise6712,056/
Melisa673,374/
Molose672,496/
Malise671,815/
Moyles671,803/
Malase671,408/
Mehlis671,221/
Melish671,086/
Melisi671,054/
Melosi67890/
Meleji67572/
Melech67544/
Malose67480/
Molase67464/
Mailes67434/
Melois67430/
Mayles67424/
Majles67392/
Melios67294/
Melice67268/
Milhes67250/
Meleza67231/
Melysh67216/
Melasi67213/
Meihls67193/
Moiles67174/
Melezh67154/
Meelis67154/
Milase67102/
Maleze6792/
Melegi6777/
Molsee6774/
Mileus6764/
Melais6763/
Malesy6763/
Meloze6758/
Meliss6756/
Mysels6745/
Melisz6744/
Melysa6743/
Melige6742/
Meylis6739/
Mileze6735/
Milesh6733/
Milesz6729/
Milose6727/
Milesy6726/
Milies6725/
Molesy6723/
Malsey6721/
Michelles6720/
Myleus6719/
Mileis6719/
Milges6717/
Mylesy6717/
Molsey6715/
Mytels6715/
Metlesich6715/
Mielis6714/
Mlegea6713/
Metlis6713/
Meleshova6712/
Meilis6712/
Mejlis6712/
Miless6711/
Melasy6711/
Metlesitz6711/
Mielez6711/
Meslis6710/
Mujles6710/
Milets678/
Meluis678/
Melaze678/
Melgis678/
Meleissis678/
Mealls677/
Milise677/
Melezi676/
Milesa676/
Mhleje676/
Mileas675/
Molyse675/
Melihs674/
Myless674/
Muyles674/
Meleçi674/
Meilys674/
Mailse673/
Mealis673/
Melhis673/
Messelles673/
Meliseova673/
Mlehze673/
Milesd672/
Milest672/
Misels672/
Melize672/
Micels672/
Mehlhaase672/
Meiselles672/
Malloesie672/
Meills671/
Mesels671/
Mylies671/
Mmiles671/
Majlessie671/
Mealex671/
Mealys671/
Mechelles671/
Meelys671/
Milesj671/
Milees671/
Mitles671/
Meilhs671/
Melecy671/
Mgiles671/
Mhalse671/
Mylise671/
Malsee671/
Melije671/
Mecels671/
Maillesse671/
Malsej671/
Mioles671/
Milege671/
Milesè671/
Moleze671/
Melisé671/
Melechett671/
Meleci671/
Melecz671/
Melessová671/
Mähles671/
Mahlse671/
Mlezie671/
Molsse671/
Myhles671/
Meilce671/
Melyts671/
Mehlys671/
Malseh670/
Melist670/
Meulis670/

Melese Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melese in the Arabic language
ميليسيmylysy-

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