Melliss Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Melliss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melliss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Melliss (31) may also be a first name.

Melliss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melliss is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melliss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Melliss is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Melliss occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Melliss live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles. Melliss is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Melliss is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is most numerous in: Oxfordshire, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 24 percent reside and Suffolk, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Melliss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Melliss has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Melliss last name grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellis922,745/
Mellish863,339/
Mellies861,170/
Mellios86952/
Melless8645/
Milliss8642/
Mellais8619/
Melleis868/
Mellist862/
Melluis861/
Mellise861/
Melli838,300/
Mliss835/
Melluish80510/
Mellesse8035/
Melllish805/
Melliesh804/
Melluise801/
Mellheis801/
Melleish800/
Mellisch800/
Millis774,267/
Melles774,174/
Mellit771,102/
Mellia77554/
Mielli77375/
Mellid77372/
Mellie77211/
Melliz77116/
Mellio77101/
Mellai7774/
Mellix7757/
Meulli7735/
Muelli7728/
Melhli7720/
Mellei7714/
Moelli779/
Mellys778/
Myllis776/
Meelli775/
Mellih775/
Mehlli773/
Melliy772/
Mellhi772/
Melloi772/
M'Liss771/
Maelli771/
Mellij771/
Mellhuish7519/
Mellisova759/
Mlis7388/
Mlli7315/
Mellese713,407/
Millois71475/
Millies71455/
Milless71187/
Millios71144/
Melliez71135/
Mellesh71117/
Millais71116/
Millist71112/
Mellitt7158/
Mellich7155/
Melleus7131/
Miollis7112/
Miellie719/
Mellice716/
Millish713/
Melloit712/
Mielles712/
Mellieh712/
Meelles711/
Melleas711/
Mellioy711/
Milliës711/
Mellest710/
Milleis710/
Myllies710/
Millise710/
Mella6746,129/
Milli679,214/
Melly677,978/
Melle675,304/
Mülli67200/
Millesse6776/
Mlise6722/
Mellé6717/
Mlies675/
Mehelios675/
Mylli673/
Mlles673/
Mlais672/
Mellè672/
Mellease671/
Mleis671/
Mellá671/
Mölli671/
Mlish671/
Mhlis671/
Mhlli671/
Milluish670/
Milleise670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Melliss
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