Melillo Surname

49,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Melillo Surname User-submission:

Melillo means 'small apple' in Italian.

Melillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,9841:12,2711,947
United States3,4001:106,60611,698
Argentina6491:65,8605,638
Brazil3501:611,64122,776
Canada1831:201,34219,659
England1181:472,18730,747
Switzerland1061:77,4808,969
Panama951:41,1822,154
Venezuela941:321,3207,225
France691:962,648108,938
Malta481:8,964551
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Australia391:692,19746,687
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Melillo (29) may also be a first name.

Melillo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Melillo means 'small apple' in Italian.

- yongie

Melillo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melillo (Russian: Мелилло) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melillo? popularity and diffusion

Melillo is the 49,940th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 708,147 people. The last name Melillo occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Melillo are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name globally, held by 29 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 4,984 people, or 1 in 12,271. In Italy Melillo is most prevalent in: Campania, where 61 percent are found, Apulia, where 15 percent are found and Lazio, where 9 percent are found. Barring Italy this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Melillo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melillo surname are 4.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Melillo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning €36,333 per year; in United States they earn 19.98% more than the national average, earning $51,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $55,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melillos9320/
Metlillo936/
Melillio931/
Meilillo931/
Maelillo931/
Metllillo881/
Milillo862,426/
Melilla8694/
Malillo8633/
Molillo868/
Mellelo866/
Mylillo862/
Melillas808/
Melillat803/
Melillia802/
Malillou801/
'Malillo801/
Melella71614/
Molello7152/
Milello7146/
Mellela7130/
Malilla717/
Malello712/
Molilla711/
Mililla711/
Mlelo6713/
Malillah671/
Maillelou631/
Mujlillah631/
Mlella624/
Mhlelo621/
Mlelia621/
Milella572,423/
Molella57378/
Malella57205/
Millela5710/
Milhlas571/
Mallella53238/
Moliella532/
Milellia531/
Mlela503,723/
Maylyllah501/
Maillella501/

Melillo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melillo in the Russian language
Мелиллоmelillo-

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