Melesse Surname

15,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Melesse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melesse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia35,0931:2,780481
Ivory Coast1281:180,2447,993
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France71:9,488,960336,266
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Mélesse (2) are calculated separately.

Melesse (59,668) may also be a first name.

Melesse Last Name Facts

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

Melesse (Russian: Мелессе) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Mélesse. For other potential spellings of Melesse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melesse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Melesse is the 15,728th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 205,758 people. Melesse is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Melesse reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Melesse is also the 15,926th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 59,668 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 35,093 people, or 1 in 2,780. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Melesse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Melesse are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

The amount Melesse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.31% less than the national average, earning 237,735 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.91% more than the national average, earning $53,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $53,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mélesse952/
Melessie931/
Melhesse931/
Melessea931/
Melese92162,964/
Meless923,529/
Melisse86763/
Meletse86536/
Melessi8649/
Melasse8642/
Milesse8642/
Melesie8626/
Meleses8621/
Molesse8619/
Malesse863/
Melessy863/
Melessa862/
Melosse862/
Meiless861/
Meleseh861/
Melesss861/
Meelese861/
Mmeless861/
Melgess860/
Melease860/
Mesless860/
Meles8325,755/
Melesech805,795/
Meleisea80486/
Meletsis80159/
Meliesie8024/
Melessio807/
Meleshes805/
Methless803/
Melhasse802/
Meletshe802/
Meleshei802/
Mailesse801/
Miliesse801/
Melasseu801/
Melassie801/
Meleisis801/
Melesuis801/
Meisless801/
Meleshie801/
Melissie801/
Molesshe801/
Meilless800/
Mieles7713,155/
Melise771,621/
Melesh77912/
Melges77818/
Malese77778/
Melies77286/
Melesa77245/
Molese77234/
Melets77147/
Milese7786/
Meleas7778/
Mehles7776/
Melece7770/
Meeles7764/
Meliss7756/
Meyles7748/
Melesz7747/
Meleus7742/
Meleis7736/
Meales7731/
Meleze7731/
Melhes7712/
Miless7711/
Melase779/
Melose777/
Meiles776/
Metles776/
Myless774/
Mesles773/
Melest772/
Meules772/
Melees771/
Meleez771/
Meleys771/
Melehs771/
Mmeles771/
Molsse771/
Meleissis758/
Majlessie751/
Melheiser751/
Maillesse751/
Melessová751/
Meleseach751/
Moeloesie751/
Melissa715,804/
Milisse715,575/
Milessi711,167/
Malosse71965/
Malessy71391/
Molisse71344/
Measles71304/
Malisse71267/
Melissi71191/
Milesis71177/
Moleshe71149/
Malease71146/
Malasse71130/
Mealies71125/
Mielies71123/
Meijles71110/
Melesha7191/
Mallese7191/
Mollese7182/
Meletsi7180/
Melassi7178/
Melecis7173/
Metliss7161/
Melehes7155/
Melossi7146/
Mettles7137/
Meisles7137/
Melhase7133/
Metlege7131/
Melisis7129/
Milessa7121/
Mehliss7121/
Malessi7118/
Melyssa7116/
Melazse7115/
Moelase7115/
Metlets7114/
Molosse7114/
Meleasa7112/
Maleshe7112/
Milesie7112/
Maleseh7110/
Mehleis718/
Meliset718/
Melitse717/
Mailess716/
Meleche716/
Meilise716/
Mélisse716/
Meeleus715/
Meleish715/
Maleese714/
Melasee714/
Meleshi714/
Meleisi714/
Mealege714/
Maliese713/
Meleces713/
Melecez713/
Majless712/
Mileses712/
Milasse712/
Meilehs712/
Mmelase712/
Malsseu711/
Malesee711/
Malesie711/
Meihles711/
Melecea711/
Meleesa711/
Meljssa711/
Messels711/
Melaise711/
Melishs711/
Melhies711/
Meilles711/
Maelase711/
Milosse711/
Molasse711/
Moelise711/
Melises711/
Melisså711/
Melassy711/
Meleced711/
Melesaa711/
Mehlies711/
Mylesis711/
Moleise711/
Meilesh711/
Maleise711/
Meleisa711/
Meliser711/
Mehlase711/
Moelesi711/
Mmelest711/
Moloese711/
Melecey711/
Meliose710/
Mylasse710/
Meilssa710/
Mylessa710/
Melhose710/
Meyleus710/
Maelise710/
Maleuse710/
Meslesz710/
Miles67174,960/
Melis6744,674/
Myles6727,920/
Meals671,298/
Mehlhase67892/
Mehlhose67614/
Melez67436/
Melissis67271/
Malse67256/
Meils67204/
Meleş67200/
Majlessi67195/
Melys67152/
Mechelse67112/
Mmeleche6796/
Melhiser6777/
Meehleis6771/
Melex6747/
Malleshe6739/
Meleš6735/
Malaisse6733/
Melisits6728/
Mlege6727/
Meleschi6727/
Mejlissi6724/
Meyls6723/
Mallisse6718/
Melesova6718/
Meleiche6716/
Milessis6715/
Melitsis6715/
Melaisis6711/
Molse6711/
Malesheh6710/
Mielesza6710/
Metledge678/
Maitless677/
Mallesee677/
Mmeletsi677/
Maleesee677/
Meleches675/
Mallasse675/
Mejls675/
Metelles674/
Melescio674/
Mailasse674/
Meliesch672/
Melissaa672/
Meissels672/
Melís672/
Molassie672/
Malasseh672/
Maloesie672/
Meylissa672/
Majlessy671/
Maylease671/
Malassie671/
Meattles671/
Milheser671/
Mielesha671/
Methlesh671/
Melashee671/
Meliesha671/
Melishsa671/
Mgeleshi671/
Michelse671/
Melecher671/
Michelss671/
Mehleche671/
M'Aleese671/
Mailessa671/
Mailosse671/
Malesche671/
Malijsse671/
Malossey671/
Miliasse671/
Milesits671/
Melisssi671/
Meleišis671/
Messelch671/
Mahlasse671/
Mmielies671/
Mollessi671/
Meliossi671/
Mehelets671/
Malehsea671/
Meleisha670/
Melledge670/

Melesse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melesse in the Russian language
Мелессеmelesse-

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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 Melesse
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