Meline Surname
Approximately 1,909 people bear this surname
Meline Surname Definition:
(French) Descendant of Amelin (labor, bright).
Meline Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 880 | 1:75,480 | 10,593 |
| United States | 795 | 1:455,923 | 38,976 |
| Brazil | 80 | 1:2,675,929 | 80,209 |
| Chile | 42 | 1:419,440 | 11,239 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Armenia | 9 | 1:325,576 | 7,297 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
The alternate forms: Méline (39) & Méliné (1) are calculated separately.
Meline (9,664) may also be a first name.
Meline Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Descendant of Amelin (labor, bright).
Meline Demographics
Meline Political Affiliation
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Meline Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meline Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meline (Georgian: მელინე, Marathi: मेलेनी, Russian: Мелине) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Méline or Méliné. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meline? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 215,260th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,817,468 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Meline are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 62,688th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 9,664 people.
This last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 880 people, or 1 in 75,480. In France Meline is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 41 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent are found. Other than France this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Meline Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meline has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meline surname expanded 1,262 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meline Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Meline last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Meline last name are 32.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.56% registered to vote for the political party.
Meline earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,035 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meline Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meline in the Georgian language | ||
| მელინე | meline | - |
| Meline in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलेनी | meleni | - |
| Meline in the Russian language | ||
| Мелине | meline | - |
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