Melly Surname
Approximately 7,978 people bear this surname
Melly Surname Definition:
V. O'Melly.
Melly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,358 | 1:10,597 | 1,344 |
| Switzerland | 535 | 1:15,351 | 2,522 |
| Tanzania | 497 | 1:106,522 | 10,353 |
| Indonesia | 436 | 1:303,324 | 26,903 |
| United States | 393 | 1:922,287 | 69,218 |
| Ireland | 390 | 1:12,074 | 1,496 |
| England | 208 | 1:267,875 | 21,171 |
| France | 156 | 1:425,787 | 61,887 |
| Peru | 150 | 1:211,894 | 9,526 |
| Papua New Guinea | 145 | 1:56,233 | 7,159 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Northern Ireland | 113 | 1:16,328 | 2,170 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 289 | 1:15,328 | 1,943 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 50 | 1:487,507 | 26,996 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
Melly (25,016) may also be a first name.
Melly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. O'Melly.
Melly Demographics
Average Melly Salary in
United States
$48,786 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melly Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻠﻲ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melly? popularity and diffusion
Melly is the 62,864th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 913,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Melly reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Melly is also the 31,977th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 25,016 people.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,358 people, or 1 in 10,597. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 37 percent are found, Nandi County, where 30 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 7 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.
Melly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melly surname rose 634 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 135 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 416 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 515 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Melly last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Melly last name are 4.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Melly earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.58% less than the national average, earning 222,962 kr per year; in Peru they earn 125.19% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,654 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning R 269,340 per year and in United States they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $48,786 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻠﻲ | mly | - |
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