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
Mello Political Affiliation
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Mello Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mello Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mello (Arabic: ملوّ, Hindi: मेल्लो, Marathi: िडमेलो, Russian: Мелло) occurs most in Brazil. It may also be rendered as: Méllo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mello? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mello is the 5,776th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 74,632 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Mello are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 173,635th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,914 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held 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. Apart from Brazil this last name 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mello last name increased 48,548 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 986 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mello Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mello surname are 20.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.63% registered with the political 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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Footnotes
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