Meletis Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Meletis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meletis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece8091:13,6961,851
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Australia411:658,43245,385
Cyprus201:44,2444,510
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Austria91:946,15970,786
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Meletis (155) may also be a first name.

Meletis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meletis (Georgian: მელეტის) is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meletis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meletis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 351,607th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,027,527 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Meletis are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Meletis is also the 738,219th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 155 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 809 people, or 1 in 13,696. In Greece Meletis is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 53 percent live, Peloponnese, where 13 percent live and Thessaly, where 10 percent live. Excluding Greece Meletis occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Meletis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meletis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meletis surname grew 1,488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meletis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meletis surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with the political party.

Meletis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $43,627 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meleties9350/
Meletios9329/
Mieletis932/
Meleti921,149/
Melieties881/
Meletti861,467/
Maletis8685/
Meletio8668/
Melatis8617/
Meletes869/
Melitis864/
Meletic862/
Meletie862/
Meleati861/
Meleiti861/
Meuleti861/
Miletis861/
Melethi861/
Meletui861/
Meletyi861/
Melesti861/
Meletii861/
Melheti861/
Meletisova821/
Meletich8025/
Meliotis8023/
Mealleti804/
Meletioy802/
Milaetis801/
Meleteas801/
Mesletys801/
Mileti771,554/
Meliti77534/
Meleta77314/
Melete77210/
Melety772/
Meletiche75103/
Miletisch756/
Meglietti751/
Miletic712,662/
Miletti71854/
Meletta71403/
Melette71138/
Maileti7165/
Moileti7152/
Melisti7151/
Miletitsch7145/
Militis7130/
Mėgelaitis7130/
Miletič7126/
Meleteh7125/
Meliste7123/
Malitis7120/
Molitis7120/
Melioti7117/
Mieliti7112/
Melitio7111/
Meleste719/
Michelleti718/
Milotis718/
Moletes716/
Milheti715/
Meletea715/
Miletiž715/
Melitie714/
Meletoa714/
Meletty713/
Miletie713/
Melites713/
Melitti713/
Miletit712/
Mayleti711/
Mealeta711/
Meleita711/
Melitei711/
Miletiš711/
Miletiæ711/
Malatis711/
Melitic711/
Meliete711/
Melethy711/
Mycellitis711/
Maletes711/
Mesliti711/
Mhelete711/
Meletey711/
Miliotis671,074/
Miletich67973/
Michelletti6786/
Miliatis6769/
Melishte6768/
Meletych6756/
Mioletti6745/
Milaitis6743/
Myliotis6730/
Melester6717/
Milietti6713/
Meeliste6712/
Moloitis678/
Melittio678/
Mailitis678/
Meliotes677/
Miglieti674/
Meliayti673/
Maletysz673/
Melister673/
Mailetti672/
Mallotis671/
Meleetta671/
Melishti671/
Moluitis671/
Milhetti671/
Mailetic671/
Maliatis671/
Milyotis671/
Meleșteu671/
Meletoha671/
Myliatis671/
Melittes671/
Maleetes671/
Meylette670/
Melheter670/
Meletter670/

Meletis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meletis in the Georgian language
მელეტისmeletis-

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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 Meletis
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