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
Meline (Georgian: მელინე, Marathi: मेलेनी, Russian: Мелине) is found most frequently in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Méline or Méliné. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meline? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 215,260th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,817,468 people. The last name Meline is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Meline live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Meline is also the 62,688th most frequent first name internationally, held by 9,664 people.
The last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 880 people, or 1 in 75,480. In France Meline is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 41 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent live. Outside of France this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Meline Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meline has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meline last name increased 1,262 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meline Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Meline surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Meline surname are 32.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.56% being registered with 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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