Mellam Surname

313,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Palestine

Mellam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0891:704,37632,633
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Palestine251:181,9548,921
England101:5,571,806158,774
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Mellam (46) may also be a first name.

Mellam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mellam is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellam? popularity and diffusion

Mellam is the 313,815th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,088,175 people. The surname Mellam is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mellam reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mellam is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 46 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 1,089 people, or 1 in 704,376. In India Mellam is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 78 percent are found, Pondicherry, where 13 percent are found and Telangana, where 7 percent are found. Other than India it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 4 percent are found and Palestine, where 2 percent are found.

Mellam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mellam has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mesllam925/
Melliam921/
Mellaim921/
Mellaam921/
Miellam920/
Mllam9110/
Mellaime86137/
Mellan831,014/
Millam83786/
Mellom83182/
Mlam8015/
Melland77919/
Millham77560/
Milliam77324/
Mellang77187/
Mellian77144/
Mellahn7734/
Melloum7728/
Millame7712/
Mellane776/
Mellean775/
Mellyan773/
Muellan772/
Mellome771/
Mehelam771/
Mellayn771/
Millamn771/
Mellain771/
Mellant771/
Millamk771/
Miellan770/
Mellann770/
Mliam7325/
Mllan738/
Mhlam731/
Mlame731/
Mellahan7184/
Melliang7161/
Melliand7148/
Millaham7119/
Melliant7115/
Millheam718/
Mellaine713/
Mellyane711/
Melleane711/
Mellasin711/
Mgilliam711/
Mellhahn710/
Millan67166,382/
Mellon679,950/
Mellassen67199/
Müllan6726/
Millom6726/
Mlatem6721/
Mlamng679/
Mleham679/
Mellão678/
Mellanová675/
Mellán674/
Myllan673/
Mhlame672/
Mellangue671/
Mellassin671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mellam
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