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

The last name Meletse (Russian: Мелеце) is found most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meletse? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 584,278th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Meletse live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name on earth, held by 19 people.

Meletse is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 102,030. In South Africa Meletse is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 67 percent are found, Limpopo, where 21 percent are found and North West, where 6 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

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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