Mello Surname

5,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Bermuda

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61,5151:3,480301
United States15,0501:24,0843,036
South Africa4,7641:11,3721,421
Angola3,7471:7,203937
Uruguay2,3261:1,475178
Portugal2,2551:4,620501
Italy1,8641:32,8095,874
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Argentina6471:66,0645,660
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
India5731:1,338,68352,093
Paraguay3761:19,247797
Mexico3221:385,4857,775
Peru2621:121,3137,107
Indonesia2101:629,75849,645
Benin1961:52,7336,625
Bermuda1601:40847
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England1381:403,75427,757
Japan1351:946,99519,569
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Philippines1261:803,47876,852
Slovakia1211:44,1038,341
France1041:638,68083,098
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Albania871:33,4955,049
Germany811:993,89568,573
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Venezuela661:457,6389,047
Spain641:730,50131,369
Australia561:482,06636,890
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Chile261:677,55715,745
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Norway191:270,64728,127
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Greece111:1,007,25484,692
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
China81:170,915,1968,932
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Belize21:177,7373,502
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Macau21:300,8151,009
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

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.

- keithmoonfan16

A Portuguese descriptive name, thought to have come from "melro", the Portuguese name of the blackbird.

- mfariacastro

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méllo937/
Mellou911,283/
Mellos911,118/
Melloy911,073/
Mellot911,046/
Melloh91617/
Moello91338/
Miello91148/
Meullo91147/
Muello91123/
Mellio91101/
Maello9199/
Mmello919/
Melloo917/
Meello917/
Mehllo912/
Melloz912/
Mellod912/
Melloi912/
Melloć911/
Mellyo911/
Hmello911/
Mllo894/
D'Mello836,480/
Mellott835,797/
Mellios83952/
Mellouz83147/
Melloux83124/
Mellout8398/
Melloch8383/
Miellou8331/
Mellous8329/
Mellouh8327/
Melloud835/
Melliot833/
Muelloy833/
Mehllou833/
Melloit832/
Meullio831/
Mellioy831/
Melloth830/
Meullho830/
Mella8046,129/
Millo807,405/
Mällo80141/
Myllo8024/
Müllo8016/
Mlloy801/
Mhllo801/
Mlloa801/
Mellá801/
Mehellou77728/
Mellouch77171/
Melloult776/
Melliott773/
D'Melloo771/
Melloosh771/
Mellouët771/
Mellotdt770/
Mlo75467/
Mellah7313,542/
Millot7312,914/
Mellas734,351/
Mellat732,693/
Milloy731,570/
Millos73849/
Mellia73554/
Millio73476/
Muella73342/
Mellaz73224/
Millou73164/
Mellad73150/
Mellau73130/
Melleu73112/
Milloz73110/
Moella73107/
Maella73101/
Miollo7392/
Muillo7350/
Milloo7325/
Mellya7322/
Miella7315/
Millgo7310/
Mmella736/
Milloh736/
Mellaa734/
Meella733/
Meulla733/
Mellla732/
Millod732/
Mehlla731/
Mellha731/
Milloi731/
Mlliot731/
Mellaş731/
Mellap731/
Myllot730/
Mmehellou711/
Mlla677,952/
Milliot671,444/
Mlot67573/
Millois67475/
Millott67424/
Milloux67194/
Milloch67183/
Milloud67145/
Millios67144/
Millioz6791/
Millous6777/
Mloi6742/
Milloth6735/
Mlod6718/
Mellach6718/
Miollio6714/
Mleo6712/
Mloh6712/
Mloy679/
Mellaha679/
Milloit678/
M'Lo676/
Mellass675/
Millosh675/
Mloo674/
Mlio674/
Mlos674/
Mellias673/
Mellatt672/
Milloss672/
Millhou672/
Mhlo672/
Mmellah672/
Melllah672/
Millooa671/
Millosz671/
D'Mella671/
D'Millo671/
Mellaaz671/
Mehelou671/
Milliod671/
Mlop671/
Millloh671/
Mloč671/
Melleuh671/
Melllas671/
Maellia671/
Moellha671/
Mlou671/
Mluo671/
Mlho671/
Myllott670/
Milloys670/
Mellatz670/

Mello Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mello in the Hindi language
मेल्लोmello80
डिमेलोdimelo20
Mello in the Marathi language
िडमेलोidamelo77.04
िडमॅलोidamelo9.75
डीमेलोdimelo9.43
मेलोmelo1.89
डेमेलोdemelo1.26
Mello in the Russian language
Меллоmello-
Mello in the Arabic language
ملوّmlw-
ملوَmlwa-
مللوmllw-
ميللوmyllw-
ميليوmylyw-
ملوmlw-
ميلوmylw-

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Mello Reference & Research

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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 Mello
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