Melles Surname
Approximately 4,174 people bear this surname
Melles Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Melhuish,' a place in Devon.
William de Melehywis, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John de Melewis, Devon, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameMelles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Germany | 594 | 1:135,531 | 16,494 |
| United States | 211 | 1:1,717,815 | 113,709 |
| Hungary | 147 | 1:66,777 | 6,880 |
| Brazil | 143 | 1:1,497,023 | 50,066 |
| Netherlands | 127 | 1:132,970 | 20,548 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Italy | 77 | 1:794,243 | 63,344 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| Romania | 67 | 1:299,670 | 27,018 |
| Greece | 53 | 1:209,053 | 32,911 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
The alternate forms: Melleş (72) & Melleš (7) are calculated separately.
Melles (1,559) may also be a first name.
Melles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Melhuish,' a place in Devon.
William de Melehywis, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John de Melewis, Devon, ibid.
Elinora de Melhywys, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1674. Married — Robert Mellish and Anne Smith: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Driving through Dalton-in-Furness in Oct. 1887, I saw 'Mellish' over a small shop in the Marketplace. I wondered how it had got there. The mystery was easily explained. The town is largely peopled with Cornishmen, who work at the iron-ore mines.
Forms of Malise, which see. Gillemycell Malys, 'tailyoer,' is in record in 1481 (Rose, p. 146), and John Males was tenant in Strathdee in 1527 (Grant, III, p. 70). Robert Malies was tenant of Hiltoun of Birneth (Birnie) in 1565 (REM., p. 440), and in 1643 there is entry of payment for ale to John Malleis in Aberdeen (SCM., V, p. 161). The northern surname Lees is probably a curtailed form of this name. Elspet Malice was trade burgess of Aberdeen, 1655 (ROA., I, p. 233). George Malice in Tillieangus, 1730 (Aberdeen CR.), John Melish (1771-1822), geographer, was born in Perthshire, and David Meliss appears in Coupar of Angus, 1773 (Dunkeld). Maleis and Malis 1647, Melis 1751, Mellis 1657.
Sweet.
Sweet, from Mel, honey, or Gaelic, milis, sweet, or from Milidh, a soldier.
Melles Demographics
Average Melles Salary in
United States
$54,001 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melles Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melles (Russian: Меллес) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Melleş or Melleš. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melles? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melles is the 111,292nd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,745,938 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Melles are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 196,209th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,559 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Besides Ethiopia this last name occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Melles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Melles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melles last name grew 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,417 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melles Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Melles last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% registered with the political party.
The amount Melles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.37% more than the national average, earning 399,271 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.72% less than the national average, earning R 26,808 per year; in United States they earn 25.15% more than the national average, earning $54,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.61% more than the national average, earning $63,400 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melles Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melles in the Russian language | ||
| Меллес | melles | - |
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