Mello Surname
Approximately 97,647 people bear this surname
Mello Surname User-submission:
Originates in Mello, Italy. Popular name in Portugal and Brazil, after trade was established from Mello to Lisbon in the early 1800s.
Mello Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 61,515 | 1:3,480 | 301 |
| United States | 15,050 | 1:24,084 | 3,036 |
| South Africa | 4,764 | 1:11,372 | 1,421 |
| Angola | 3,747 | 1:7,203 | 937 |
| Uruguay | 2,326 | 1:1,475 | 178 |
| Portugal | 2,255 | 1:4,620 | 501 |
| Italy | 1,864 | 1:32,809 | 5,874 |
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| Argentina | 647 | 1:66,064 | 5,660 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| India | 573 | 1:1,338,683 | 52,093 |
| Paraguay | 376 | 1:19,247 | 797 |
| Mexico | 322 | 1:385,485 | 7,775 |
| Peru | 262 | 1:121,313 | 7,107 |
| Indonesia | 210 | 1:629,758 | 49,645 |
| Benin | 196 | 1:52,733 | 6,625 |
| Bermuda | 160 | 1:408 | 47 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Japan | 135 | 1:946,995 | 19,569 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Philippines | 126 | 1:803,478 | 76,852 |
| Slovakia | 121 | 1:44,103 | 8,341 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| Albania | 87 | 1:33,495 | 5,049 |
| Germany | 81 | 1:993,895 | 68,573 |
| Russia | 69 | 1:2,088,740 | 128,406 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Venezuela | 66 | 1:457,638 | 9,047 |
| Spain | 64 | 1:730,501 | 31,369 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 1:4,357,168 | 30,068 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Greece | 11 | 1:1,007,254 | 84,692 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1:139,577 | 3,009 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 1:176,547 | 4,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Méllo (7) are calculated separately.
Mello (1,914) may also be a first name.
Mello Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Originates in Mello, Italy. Popular name in Portugal and Brazil, after trade was established from Mello to Lisbon in the early 1800s.
- keithmoonfan16A Portuguese descriptive name, thought to have come from "melro", the Portuguese name of the blackbird.
- mfariacastroMello Demographics
Average Mello Salary in
United States
$46,025 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mello Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mello Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mello (Arabic: ملوّ, Hindi: मेल्लो, Marathi: िडमेलो, Russian: Мелло) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Méllo. Click here for further possible spellings of Mello.
How Common Is The Last Name Mello? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,776th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 74,632 people. The surname Mello is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Mello live; 67 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Luso-South America. Mello is also the 173,635th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 1,914 people.
The surname Mello is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 61,515 people, or 1 in 3,480. In Brazil Mello is most numerous in: Rio de Janeiro, where 24 percent are found, São Paulo, where 22 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Mello occurs in 108 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
Mello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mello has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mello surname grew 48,548 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 986 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mello Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mello last name are 20.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.63% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mello earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.01% more than the national average, earning 539,921 kr per year; in Peru they earn 55.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,197 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning R 157,320 per year; in United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,136 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mello Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mello in the Hindi language | ||
| मेल्लो | mello | 80 |
| डिमेलो | dimelo | 20 |
| Mello in the Marathi language | ||
| िडमेलो | idamelo | 77.04 |
| िडमॅलो | idamelo | 9.75 |
| डीमेलो | dimelo | 9.43 |
| मेलो | melo | 1.89 |
| डेमेलो | demelo | 1.26 |
| Mello in the Russian language | ||
| Мелло | mello | - |
| Mello in the Arabic language | ||
| ملوّ | mlw | - |
| ملوَ | mlwa | - |
| مللو | mllw | - |
| ميللو | myllw | - |
| ميليو | mylyw | - |
| ملو | mlw | - |
| ميلو | mylw | - |
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Mello Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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