Melesi Surname

288,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Melesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5441:99,59112,088
Italy4291:142,55622,550
Argentina921:464,60234,717
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Uruguay431:79,8088,179
England321:1,741,18971,393
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Melesi (954) may also be a first name.

Melesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melesi (Oriya: େମେଳସି) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melesi? popularity and diffusion

Melesi is the 288,746th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,487,610 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Melesi reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 261,449th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 954 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 544 people, or 1 in 99,591. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and North West, where 10 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 32 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Melesi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Melesi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.04% less than the national average, earning R 178,140 per year and in United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmelesi921,247/
Melesie9226/
Meleisi924/
Meliesie8624/
Melesuis861/
Meleisis861/
Melese83162,964/
Milesi8313,611/
Melisi831,054/
Meleji83572/
Melegi8377/
Melezi836/
Meleci831/
Metlesich8015/
Metlesitz8011/
Majlesi77413/
Milesis77177/
Mmelisi77104/
Melisie7771/
Melisci7739/
Melaisi7732/
Melisis7729/
Meledji7724/
Meleses7721/
Milesie7712/
Milesih7711/
Mailesi777/
Melegie774/
Mehlisi774/
Melezes773/
Milesić772/
Mmelegi772/
Meelese771/
Meleseh771/
Mheleji771/
Melezis771/
Milesci771/
Melises771/
Melisid771/
Mylesis771/
Mojlesi771/
Melease770/
Melesech715,795/
Meleisea71486/
Melisits7128/
Melaisis7111/
Milesich713/
Milesits711/
Meleidji711/
Meleidje711/
Melisssi711/
Meledzhi711/
Melizi672,732/
Meligi671,739/
Melise671,621/
Milisi671,084/
Meliza67638/
Melice67268/
Meleza67231/
Milezi67174/
Mileji67139/
Melici6790/
Milese6786/
Melece6770/
Melege6746/
Melige6742/
Mileci6734/
Meleze6731/
Milesy6726/
Meliji6720/
Milési6720/
Mylesy6717/
Melijy674/
Meleje673/
Melize672/
Milegi672/
Mielearzi671/
Milesè671/
Melisé671/
Meleseach671/
Melije671/
Melheiser671/

Melesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melesi in the Oriya language
େମେଳସିemelasi-

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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 Melesi
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