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Where Does The Last Name Meli Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Meli (Bengali: মেলী, Georgian: მელი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻲ, Hindi: मेली, Marathi: मेली, Oriya: େମଲି, Russian: Мели) is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Méli, Melí or Mèli. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meli? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 11,997^th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 155,743 people. Meli occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Meli are found; 27 percent are found in Central Africa and 27 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Meli is also the 22,735^th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 38,891 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 10,926 people, or 1 in 5,597. In Italy Meli is most common in: Sicily, where 51 percent live, Lombardy, where 10 percent live and Tuscany, where 9 percent live. Other than Italy this surname occurs in 119 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.

Meli Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Meli has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meli last name increased 24,713 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meli Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Meli surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Meli surname are 2.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Meli earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.97% less than the national average, earning €28,537 per year; in Norway they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning 321,664 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.89% less than the national average, earning R 114,324 per year; in United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.94% more than the national average, earning $59,094 CAD per year.