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 more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melite? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,511,557th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Melite are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Melite is also the 904,892nd most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 108 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa Melite is most common in: Western Cape, where 98 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Besides South Africa it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs 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 Melite are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political 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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