Melley Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Melley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:727,82957,157
Italy611:1,002,56969,817
England311:1,797,35772,927
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Niger231:834,43619,133
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
Scotland251:149,7296,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Melley (204) may also be a first name.

Melley Last Name Facts

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

Melley is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Melley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melley? popularity and diffusion

Melley is the 475,771st most frequently held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Melley live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Melley is also the 633,892nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 204 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 498 people, or 1 in 727,829. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 21 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 9 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Melley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melley surname rose 457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Melley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Melley last name are 7.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Melley earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.59% more than the national average, earning $52,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning $48,135 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muelley921/
Melly917,978/
Melle915,304/
Melleyez861/
Meller8314,003/
Melles834,174/
Mellet833,238/
Milley832,378/
Melloy831,073/
Mielle83884/
Muelle83750/
Mellea83364/
Meulle83292/
Mellie83211/
Moelle83131/
Melleu83112/
Melleş8372/
Mellay8353/
Melleh8342/
Mellee8325/
Mellya8322/
Mielly8321/
Maelle8320/
Mellei8314/
Meelle8311/
Melleš837/
Mellyt835/
Melloe833/
Melliy832/
Mellez832/
Melled831/
Mlleya831/
Melleç831/
Mellyo831/
Mellée831/
Mellly831/
Mellye831/
Mlle80365/
Mley8022/
Mlly801/
Mellett772,380/
Mellesh77117/
Melliya7788/
Mellayu7779/
Melless7745/
Mellech7736/
Melleus7731/
Melletz7724/
Mellowe7711/
Melliyo7711/
Miellie779/
Melleis778/
Mlleeya773/
Muelloy773/
Muellee772/
Meeller772/
Mellieh772/
Meelles771/
Melleas771/
Mellerr771/
Melllea771/
Melller771/
Muelleh771/
Muellle771/
Milleya771/
Milleyo771/
Melleuh771/
Mellioy771/
Mellaye771/
M'Melly771/
Mmeller771/
Mellhye771/
Mislley771/
Mellest770/
Mesller770/
Melliae770/
Millhey770/
Melloye770/
Mella7346,129/
Mille739,585/
Melli738,300/
Mleya733,291/
Mylle731,311/
Mölle73427/
Mylly73415/
Milly73375/
Mülle7396/
Mller7367/
Mølle7332/
Mhley7324/
Mülly7318/
Mellé7317/
Mälly7312/
Mleyi733/
Mlles733/
Mllya732/
Mllet732/
Mellè732/
Mhlle731/
Mllee731/
Mlloy731/
Mellá731/
Mìley731/
Mleye731/
Mllay731/
Mleyo731/
Mellouet71240/
Melleová719/
Mellagge713/
Mellejos711/
Melleova711/
Mellheis711/
Melleish710/
Miller671,782,049/
Millet6737,882/
Møller6727,558/
Mellah6713,542/
Mellas674,351/
Milles673,502/
Myller672,768/
Mellis672,745/
Mellat672,693/
Milloy671,570/
Millay671,434/
Millie671,373/
Mellou671,283/
Millea671,229/
Mellit671,102/
Myllys67653/
Mellia67554/
Mly67382/
Mielli67375/
Mellid67372/
Muella67342/
Millei67327/
Mellaz67224/
Milluy67210/
Mle67207/
Mellad67150/
Millya67131/
Mellau67130/
Műller67118/
Melliz67116/
Moella67107/
Maella67101/
Mellio67101/
Mellai6774/
Mylles6772/
Meulli6735/
Milled6734/
Millez6734/
Muelli6728/
Mleyee6722/
Melhli6720/
Millee6718/
Mûller6716/
Miella6715/
Miolle6713/
Muille6711/
Mijlle6711/
Milleu6710/
Moelli679/
Mellão678/
Mmella676/
Mllett676/
Meelli675/
Mellih675/
Mellaa674/
Mleyhi674/
Mleyeh673/
Meella673/
Millye673/
Millae673/
Milliy673/
Mehlli673/
Mäller673/
Meulla673/
Mhleya672/
Mellla672/
Myllet672/
Muulle672/
Millep672/
Millge672/
Mellhi672/
Milleh672/
Mehely672/
Mÿller672/
Mőller672/
Melloi672/
Millhe672/
Mehlla671/
Mellha671/
Myllay671/
Mleyah671/
Mleyih671/
Maelli671/
Mmllea671/
Miolly671/
Milloe671/
Millée671/
Mellaş671/
Myolle671/
M×Ller671/
Mũller671/
Müllei671/
Mæller671/
Méller671/
Mïller671/
Mellij671/
Mellap671/
Mülles671/
Mylled671/
Mislly671/
Mlloje671/
Myllie670/

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