Meletse Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Meletse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meletse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5311:102,03012,349
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Meletse (19) may also be a first name.

Meletse Last Name Facts

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

Meletse (Russian: Мелеце) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Meletse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meletse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 584,278th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Meletse reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 19 people.

The surname Meletse is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 102,030. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 67 percent live, Limpopo, where 21 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Meletse exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Meletse Last Name Statistics demography

Meletse earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning R 213,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moeletse939/
Meletshe932/
Melese92162,964/
Melets92147/
Moeletsie886/
Melesse8635,418/
Moletse86320/
Meletsi8680/
Maletse8641/
Melesie8626/
Meleses8621/
Metlets8614/
Melitse867/
Meleseh861/
Meelese861/
Melease860/
Meles8325,755/
Melesech805,795/
Moeletsi804,689/
Meleisea80486/
Moletshe80177/
Meletsis80159/
Maletshe8026/
Meliesie8024/
Maloetse809/
Mmeletsi807/
Meleshes805/
Maletsie802/
Meleshei802/
Melessie801/
Melhesse801/
Molaetse801/
Moletsie801/
Melessea801/
Meleshie801/
Mehelets801/
Mieles7713,155/
Meless773,529/
Melise771,621/
Meletz771,479/
Melesh77912/
Melges77818/
Melies77286/
Melesa77245/
Milese7786/
Meleas7778/
Mehles7776/
Melece7770/
Meeles7764/
Meyles7748/
Melesz7747/
Meleus7742/
Meleis7736/
Meales7731/
Meleze7731/
Melhes7712/
Milets778/
Meiles776/
Metles776/
Mesles773/
Melest772/
Melits772/
Meules772/
Melees771/
Meleez771/
Meleys771/
Melehs771/
Mmeles771/
Melyts771/
Molletshe754/
Moeletshi754/
Mahletshe752/
Molietshe752/
Malletshe752/
Melheiser751/
Moeletssi751/
Meleseach751/
Mohletshe751/
Malatse711,060/
Melisse71763/
Measles71304/
Moletsi71228/
Malitse71192/
Mealies71125/
Mielies71123/
Meijles71110/
Melesha7191/
Melecis7173/
Melehes7155/
Melessi7149/
Milesse7142/
Mettles7137/
Meisles7137/
Molotse7136/
Meledze7128/
Malotse7119/
Melazse7115/
Meleasa7112/
Maletsi7112/
Milesie7112/
Milhets7111/
Mehleis718/
Meliset718/
Meleche716/
Meilise716/
Meeleus715/
Meleish715/
Meleshi714/
Meleisi714/
Melatsi714/
Meleces713/
Melecez713/
Melessy713/
Melessa712/
Melitsa712/
Mileses712/
Meilehs712/
Mélesse712/
Militse711/
Mieletz711/
Metlits711/
Meihles711/
Meiless711/
Melecea711/
Meleesa711/
Melaise711/
Maletze711/
Melhies711/
Melieze711/
Meilles711/
Miletsi711/
Molatse711/
Melises711/
Melitsi711/
Meleced711/
Melesaa711/
Melesss711/
Meletzi711/
Mehlies711/
Meilesh711/
Meleisa711/
Meliser711/
Mmeless711/
Mmelest711/
Melecey711/
Meliose710/
Melgess710/
Meyleus710/
Mesletz710/
Mesless710/
Meslesz710/
Miles67174,960/
Melis6744,674/
Myles6727,920/
Melez67436/
Mahlatse67215/
Molaetsi67202/
Meleş67200/
Melys67152/
Melec67134/
Malatsie67103/
Mmeleche6796/
Meletchi6796/
Melhiser6777/
Meehleis6771/
Malitshe6754/
Melex6747/
Meleš6735/
Melisits6728/
Mohlotse6728/
Meleschi6727/
Melesova6718/
Melaatsi6718/
Meleiche6716/
Melitsis6715/
Molatsie6713/
Mmolotse6713/
Mielesza6710/
Melessio677/
Malatshe676/
Maloetsi676/
Moelatsi676/
Meleches675/
Metelles674/
Melescio674/
Moiletsi674/
Methless673/
Mahlotse673/
Meliesch672/
Melís672/
Molotsie672/
Maylease671/
Meattles671/
Mielesha671/
Methlesh671/
Metlytsh671/
Meliesha671/
Mgeleshi671/
Melecher671/
Meleć671/
Mehleche671/
Mailesse671/
Malitsie671/
Milesits671/
Moloetsi671/
Melešytė671/
Meliedze671/
Meleisis671/
Meleišis671/
Melesuis671/
Meisless671/
Mailetsa671/
Maletshi671/
Mahletsi671/
Moeletzi671/
Molatseu671/
Mmoletsi671/
Mmielies671/
Molohtse671/
Mohylets671/
Meleisha670/
Meilless670/
Melitsch670/

Meletse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meletse in the Russian language
Мелецеmelece-

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Footnotes

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