Meli Surname
Approximately 46,792 people bear this surname
Meli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 10,926 | 1:5,597 | 679 |
| Cameroon | 9,313 | 1:2,230 | 239 |
| Kenya | 6,470 | 1:7,138 | 951 |
| DR Congo | 3,468 | 1:21,303 | 2,698 |
| United States | 1,977 | 1:183,338 | 18,288 |
| Indonesia | 1,930 | 1:68,523 | 7,386 |
| Tanzania | 1,734 | 1:30,531 | 3,624 |
| Argentina | 1,378 | 1:31,018 | 2,605 |
| France | 810 | 1:82,003 | 11,624 |
| Papua New Guinea | 787 | 1:10,361 | 887 |
| Switzerland | 779 | 1:10,543 | 1,732 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| India | 683 | 1:1,123,083 | 45,905 |
| Malta | 674 | 1:638 | 97 |
| Australia | 544 | 1:49,624 | 6,182 |
| Fiji | 377 | 1:2,372 | 387 |
| Nigeria | 335 | 1:528,784 | 26,031 |
| Chile | 333 | 1:52,902 | 2,352 |
| Albania | 326 | 1:8,939 | 1,696 |
| Ivory Coast | 297 | 1:77,681 | 4,259 |
| Canada | 286 | 1:128,831 | 13,423 |
| South Africa | 251 | 1:215,847 | 22,737 |
| Germany | 213 | 1:377,960 | 35,636 |
| England | 212 | 1:262,821 | 20,935 |
| Greece | 212 | 1:52,263 | 8,641 |
| Cyprus | 203 | 1:4,359 | 530 |
| Thailand | 193 | 1:366,002 | 64,280 |
| Belgium | 131 | 1:87,761 | 13,683 |
| Malaysia | 125 | 1:235,954 | 13,459 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| Niger | 95 | 1:202,021 | 6,807 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Spain | 81 | 1:577,186 | 27,381 |
| Iran | 80 | 1:959,782 | 44,995 |
| Norway | 68 | 1:75,622 | 10,585 |
| Luxembourg | 47 | 1:12,352 | 2,231 |
| Mexico | 44 | 1:2,821,050 | 22,257 |
| Venezuela | 41 | 1:736,685 | 12,312 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| Turkey | 30 | 1:2,594,047 | 79,854 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Romania | 12 | 1:1,673,156 | 53,791 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Méli (15), Melí (1) & Mèli (1) are calculated separately.
Meli (38,891) may also be a first name.
Meli Demographics
Average Meli Salary in
United States
$49,018 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meli (Bengali: মেলী, Georgian: მელი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻲ, Hindi: मेली, Marathi: मेली, Oriya: େମଲି, Russian: Мели) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Méli, Melí or Mèli. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,997th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 155,743 people. Meli is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Meli reside; 27 percent reside in Central Africa and 27 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Meli is also the 22,735th most common first name in the world, held by 38,891 people.
It is most prevalent in Italy, where it is borne by 10,926 people, or 1 in 5,597. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Sicily, where 51 percent live, Lombardy, where 10 percent live and Tuscany, where 9 percent live. Excluding Italy it occurs in 119 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.
Meli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meli has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 24,713 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meli Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (83%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Meli are 2.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.83% being registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meli in the Georgian language | ||
| მელი | meli | - |
| Meli in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﻲ | mly | - |
| Meli in the Hindi language | ||
| मेली | meli | 97.44 |
| Meli in the Bengali language | ||
| মেলী | meli | 80 |
| মেলি | meli | 20 |
| Meli in the Marathi language | ||
| मेली | meli | 78.95 |
| मेळी | meli | 10.53 |
| मोॅली | moeli | 5.26 |
| मॅली | meli | 5.26 |
| Meli in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲି | emali | 77.92 |
| େମଳି | emali | 10.39 |
| େମଲୀ | emali | 8.23 |
| ମିଲି | mili | 0.87 |
| େମଳୀ | emali | 0.87 |
| Meli in the Russian language | ||
| Мели | meli | - |
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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
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