Melite Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Melite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
India51:153,413,076951,030
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Melite (108) may also be a first name.

Melite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melite (Russian: Мелите) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melite? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,511,557th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Melite live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 108 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa Melite is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 98 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Melite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Melite last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Melite earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.01% less than the national average, earning R 125,916 per year and in United States they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $44,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maelite9242/
Meliste9223/
Meliter9213/
Melitte926/
Melitie924/
Melites923/
Meylite922/
Melitei921/
Meliote921/
Melithe921/
Meliete921/
Melit91497/
Melishte8668/
Meeliste8612/
Melister863/
Meiliter861/
Melittes861/
Melidtee861/
Melita836,331/
Milite831,340/
Meliti83534/
Malite83463/
Meliot83261/
Melete83210/
Meliet83185/
Molite8356/
Melate8332/
Meilit8314/
Melitt8310/
Mylite836/
Melity836/
Melute834/
Melith831/
Meliht831/
Meelit831/
Meloit830/
Melist830/
Melishter802/
Mealister801/
Meilita77420/
Melitha77265/
Malitte77185/
Mailite77178/
Melette77138/
Melisti7751/
Meylita7740/
Miliste7735/
Miliate7731/
Malithe7729/
Meleteh7725/
Meloute7723/
Melathe7721/
Militie7718/
Melioti7717/
Mallite7716/
Milites7715/
Meslait7714/
Miliote7713/
Miliete7713/
Melatte7712/
Mieliti7712/
Miliute7711/
Militer7711/
Melitio7711/
Melitta7711/
Meletes779/
Meleste779/
Mehleit777/
Maliete776/
Malitie776/
Meilute775/
Mollite775/
Meletea775/
Melitis774/
Meilied773/
Militei773/
Melitti773/
Milaite773/
Meletie772/
Maluite771/
Maliute771/
Militeu771/
Militte771/
Melatea771/
Meleita771/
Meleiti771/
Molhite771/
Hmelita771/
Mileite771/
Moleite771/
Meulith771/
Melitay771/
Mylitie771/
Meloist771/
Mesliti771/
Mhelete771/
Meletey771/
Moelete771/
Meilyte771/
Meyleit770/
Meslitt770/
Meallister752/
Melet732,723/
Meled73342/
Milit73137/
Melid7394/
Meliyati7189/
Mallitte7122/
Melester7117/
Milittes7111/
Mailiote719/
Melittio718/
Malietie718/
Melitova717/
Meilitha717/
Melietio714/
Milistet714/
Meliayti713/
Miliotte712/
M'Eility711/
Melishti711/
Moillite711/
Miliatte711/
Malaitea711/
Meleșteu711/
Meleteas711/
Malithie711/
Mesloute711/
Melhoute711/
Mehelate711/
Melhuist710/
Meylette710/
Melheter710/
Meletter710/
Milisted710/
Molete6712,707/
Malete6711,525/
Maliti676,117/
Meilid675,265/
Meslet671,454/
Meleti671,149/
Milita67561/
Malute67399/
Militi67385/
Meleta67314/
Milate67217/
Meylid67180/
Milete67154/
Melets67147/
Moliti67107/
Meleth67102/
Meulet6795/
Mielet6785/
Mealet6781/
Mailit6772/
Milhit6748/
Melead6736/
Mility6728/
Melget6726/
Meïlid6720/
Malliette6715/
Molyte6713/
Meiled679/
Melett679/
Meleut679/
Metlid678/
Méliot676/
Milistetd674/
Meloid673/
Miliet673/
Miliot673/
Mileit673/
Méliet673/
Molute673/
Melety672/
Meelet672/
Mielid672/
Melest672/
Milith672/
Melhet672/
Militeová671/
Mehled671/
Meledt671/
Meleed671/
Meleet671/
Mylitt671/
Melaid671/
Metlet671/
Mehlet671/
Meglietti671/
Milyte671/
Migliette671/
Milait671/
Meléth671/
Melayt671/
Melecz671/
Meleud671/
Mélita671/
Milist671/
Mejled671/
Melyta671/
Melyts671/
Milistedt671/
Mijlit671/
Milute671/
Mitled670/
Moyllitte670/
Mailhiote670/
Meilet670/
Mealester670/
Molliette670/
Moilloite670/

Melite Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melite in the Russian language
Мелитеmelite-

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