Mellal Surname

47,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mellal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria7,5791:5,097807
Morocco2,6241:13,1391,922
France4721:140,72621,665
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Mellal (234) may also be a first name.

Mellal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mellal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻼﻝ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mellal is the 47,962nd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 676,841 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mellal live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 585,759th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 234 people.

The last name Mellal is most common in Algeria, where it is borne by 7,579 people, or 1 in 5,097. In Algeria Mellal is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 20 percent reside, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 12 percent reside and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Algeria this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 24 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Mellal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mellal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mellal Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mellal earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.42% less than the national average, earning $30,595 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellale9211/
Mehllal923/
Maellal921/
Mllal9110/
Mellaitl861/
Millal83406/
Mlal80404/
Melloul7710,223/
Millail776/
Millaul771/
Mlale73288/
Mlalh738/
M'Lal732/
Mleal731/
Melloult716/
Millault713/
Melloule712/
Millhall711/
Mellolle711/
Melloile710/
Mlaule67130/
Mhlale674/
Millol671/
M'Lale671/
Milloul6210/
Mlolowa624/
Mhlaule621/
Mlol608/
Milliole5714/
Millholt577/
Millholl572/
Milloule571/
Mleil555/
Mlosl551/
Mhlol551/

Mellal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mellal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻼﻝmlal50
ﻣﻠﻞmll50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mellal
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