Melis Surname
Approximately 44,674 people bear this surname
Melis Surname User-submission:
The Melis surname derives from a Sardinian dialect word, which means 'honey'. It could therefore be linked to the profession of beekeeper or to the family nickname of a person, who is 'dear and sweet as honey'.
This surname is specific to the south of Sardinia and is among the most common surnames on the island.
Read More About This SurnameMelis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 27,735 | 1:2,205 | 138 |
| Belgium | 3,009 | 1:3,821 | 399 |
| Ethiopia | 2,898 | 1:33,660 | 3,918 |
| Netherlands | 2,384 | 1:7,084 | 822 |
| France | 994 | 1:66,824 | 9,226 |
| Spain | 738 | 1:63,350 | 5,726 |
| Germany | 622 | 1:129,430 | 15,761 |
| United States | 617 | 1:587,454 | 47,985 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 604 | 1:9,888 | 1,830 |
| Argentina | 525 | 1:81,416 | 6,889 |
| Australia | 456 | 1:59,201 | 7,179 |
| Hungary | 445 | 1:22,059 | 2,466 |
| Philippines | 365 | 1:277,365 | 40,330 |
| Yemen | 265 | 1:99,718 | 6,041 |
| Greece | 236 | 1:46,948 | 7,685 |
| Kazakhstan | 220 | 1:80,375 | 9,395 |
| Iraq | 199 | 1:175,988 | 4,298 |
| Cuba | 195 | 1:59,091 | 2,280 |
| Israel | 168 | 1:50,938 | 6,690 |
| Chile | 159 | 1:110,795 | 4,079 |
| England | 159 | 1:350,428 | 25,285 |
| Indonesia | 150 | 1:881,661 | 66,139 |
| Brazil | 140 | 1:1,529,102 | 50,957 |
| Canada | 135 | 1:272,930 | 25,634 |
| Estonia | 127 | 1:10,408 | 1,483 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Russia | 87 | 1:1,656,587 | 109,852 |
| Algeria | 83 | 1:465,440 | 36,143 |
| Cyprus | 82 | 1:10,791 | 1,240 |
| Switzerland | 80 | 1:102,661 | 10,922 |
| Turkey | 74 | 1:1,051,641 | 46,826 |
| Mexico | 74 | 1:1,677,381 | 17,205 |
| Romania | 60 | 1:334,631 | 29,229 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Lebanon | 26 | 1:216,811 | 8,749 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Luxembourg | 23 | 1:25,241 | 4,722 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Northern Cyprus | 3 | 1:106,337 | 8,831 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
The alternate forms: Meliš (965), Mélis (24) & Melís (2) are calculated separately.
Melis (24,352) may also be a first name.
Melis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Melis surname derives from a Sardinian dialect word, which means 'honey'. It could therefore be linked to the profession of beekeeper or to the family nickname of a person, who is 'dear and sweet as honey'.
This surname is specific to the south of Sardinia and is among the most common surnames on the island.
- deleted-72043Melis Demographics
Average Melis Salary in
United States
$46,407 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melis (Georgian: მელის, Marathi: मेलीस, Russian: Мелис) occurs most in Italy. It may also appear in the variant forms: Meliš, Mélis or Melís. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,558th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 163,127 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Melis live; 64 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 32,660th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 24,352 people.
The surname Melis is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 27,735 people, or 1 in 2,205. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Sardinia, where 84 percent are found, Piedmont, where 4 percent are found and Lazio, where 4 percent are found. Not including Italy Melis exists in 96 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 6 percent are found.
Melis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Melis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Melis last name expanded 1,259 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Melis last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Greek Orthodox (95%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Melis surname are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.1% registered with the party.
The amount Melis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.03% less than the national average, earning €23,114 per year; in Norway they earn 27.89% less than the national average, earning 249,570 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 255.37% more than the national average, earning R 844,500 per year; in United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $54,179 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melis in the Georgian language | ||
| მელის | melis | - |
| Melis in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलीस | melisa | 66.67 |
| मेनजीस | menajisa | 33.33 |
| Melis in the Russian language | ||
| Мелис | melis | - |
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