Melete Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Melete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Romania281:717,06748,956
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Melete (114) may also be a first name.

Melete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melete is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Melete? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melete is the 1,144,405th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Melete are found; 31 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 877,214th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 114 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Melete is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 27 percent live, Rivers, where 27 percent live and Niger, where 19 percent live. Not including Nigeria Melete occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent live and Romania, where 13 percent live.

Melete Last Name Statistics demography

Melete earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.4% less than the national average, earning R 27,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melette92138/
Meleteh9225/
Meletes929/
Meleste929/
Meletea925/
Meletie922/
Meliete921/
Mhelete921/
Meletey921/
Moelete921/
Melet912,723/
Melester8617/
Meleșteu861/
Meleteas861/
Meylette860/
Melheter860/
Meletter860/
Molete8312,707/
Malete8311,525/
Meslet831,454/
Meleti831,149/
Meleta83314/
Meliet83185/
Milete83154/
Melets83147/
Melite83138/
Meleth83102/
Meulet8395/
Mielet8385/
Mealet8381/
Melote8359/
Melate8332/
Melget8326/
Melett839/
Meleut839/
Melety832/
Meelet832/
Melest832/
Melhet832/
Meledt831/
Meleed831/
Meleet831/
Metlet831/
Mehlet831/
Meilet830/
Mealester800/
Malette773,124/
Milette772,507/
Melotte771,679/
Meletti771,467/
Meletis771,037/
Molette771,035/
Mallete77736/
Meillet77404/
Meletta77403/
Maalete77321/
Meallet77314/
Meletio7768/
Malaete7753/
Maelite7742/
Maletie7731/
Meliste7723/
Mollete7716/
Metlets7714/
Meliter7713/
Miliete7713/
Melatte7712/
Maleate7711/
Meleath7710/
Malethe779/
Mehleit777/
Milhete776/
Maliete776/
Maleete776/
Melitte776/
Meletoa774/
Mahlete774/
Maletei774/
Meletty773/
Miletie773/
Malhete773/
Melites773/
Meylite772/
Molethe772/
Moleate772/
Mealeta771/
Miletep771/
Meileth771/
Melatea771/
Meleati771/
Meleita771/
Meleiti771/
Melitei771/
Moleete771/
Mileite771/
Moleite771/
Meliote771/
Maeleti771/
Meuleti771/
Mileete771/
Melethy771/
Methlet771/
Melethi771/
Mileate771/
Meullet771/
Meletui771/
Meletyi771/
Mmelest771/
Moletee771/
Moletie771/
Melesti771/
Meletii771/
Melheti771/
Meilyte771/
Mylette770/
Meyleit770/
Mesletz770/
Meylett770/
Michellete752/
Milet732,765/
Melit73497/
Meled73342/
Mylet73255/
Mélet7315/
Mallette717,544/
Mollette71742/
Moylette7169/
Melishte7168/
Meletych7156/
Meletova7129/
Meletich7125/
Malhethe7113/
Meeliste7112/
Malletie718/
Malietie718/
Mealleti714/
Mollaete713/
Maleateh713/
Mittellette713/
Melister713/
Mailette712/
Meletioy712/
Mahalete712/
Malletee711/
Miletech711/
Meiliter711/
Meleetta711/
Moilette711/
Molettee711/
Moloette711/
Michellette711/
Meletoha711/
Meletová711/
Mesletys711/
Mehelate711/
Melittes711/
Melidtee711/
Mehelets711/
Maylette710/
Miletter710/
Malate6758,770/
Melita676,331/
Molate671,918/
Mileti671,554/
Milite671,340/
Mileta67905/
Maillette67599/
Meliti67534/
Milhet67498/
Malite67463/
Mylett67445/
Malote67421/
Molote67384/
Meliot67261/
Milate67217/
Mailet67175/
Michellet6784/
Meloti6783/
Milett6775/
Molite6756/
Melead6736/
Miolet6726/
Myleta6724/
Malliette6715/
Meilit6714/
Molyte6713/
Milety6711/
Melitt6710/
Meiled679/
Mileat679/
Milets678/
Mylite676/
Melity676/
Mileth674/
Mileht674/
Maylet673/
Miliet673/
Mileit673/
Méliet673/
Moilet673/
Moylet672/
Milestead672/
Milest672/
Mislet672/
Melishter672/
Mealister671/
Mehled671/
Melith671/
Milote671/
Meglietti671/
Milyte671/
Migliette671/
Miletć671/
Meléth671/
Meliht671/
Melayt671/
Melecz671/
Meleud671/
Maletj671/
Mejled671/
Meelit671/
Melyta671/
Melyts671/
Meloit670/
Melist670/
Molliette670/

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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 Melete
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