Melly Surname

62,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Melly Surname Definition:

V. O'Melly.

Melly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,3581:10,5971,344
Switzerland5351:15,3512,522
Tanzania4971:106,52210,353
Indonesia4361:303,32426,903
United States3931:922,28769,218
Ireland3901:12,0741,496
England2081:267,87521,171
France1561:425,78761,887
Peru1501:211,8949,526
Papua New Guinea1451:56,2337,159
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Northern Ireland1131:16,3282,170
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Scotland671:79,9085,892
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Wales381:81,4356,830
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
India121:63,922,115578,870
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China51:273,464,31313,838
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2891:15,3281,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Melly (25,016) may also be a first name.

Melly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. O'Melly.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melloy911,073/
Melley91703/
Mellay9153/
Mellya9122/
Mielly9121/
Mellyt915/
Melliy912/
Mellyo911/
Mellly911/
Mlly891/
Muelloy833/
Muelley831/
Mellioy831/
M'Melly831/
Mella8046,129/
Melli808,300/
Melle805,304/
Mylly80415/
Milly80375/
Mülly8018/
Mellé8017/
Mälly8012/
Mllya802/
Mellè802/
Mlloy801/
Mellá801/
Mllay801/
Mly75382/
Meller7314,003/
Melles734,174/
Mellet733,238/
Mellis732,745/
Milley732,378/
Milloy731,570/
Millay731,434/
Mellit731,102/
Mielle73884/
Muelle73750/
Myllys73653/
Mellia73554/
Mielli73375/
Mellid73372/
Mellea73364/
Meulle73292/
Mellie73211/
Milluy73210/
Moelle73131/
Millya73131/
Melliz73116/
Melleu73112/
Mellio73101/
Mellai7374/
Melleş7372/
Melleh7342/
Meulli7335/
Muelli7328/
Mellee7325/
Maelle7320/
Melhli7320/
Miella7315/
Mellei7314/
Meelle7311/
Moelli739/
Melleš737/
Mmella736/
Meelli735/
Mellih735/
Mellaa734/
Meella733/
Milliy733/
Mehlli733/
Mellla732/
Mellhi732/
Mehely732/
Mellez732/
Melloi732/
Melled731/
Myllay731/
Maelli731/
Miolly731/
Melleç731/
Mellée731/
Mellij731/
Mislly731/
Mlay6725,867/
Mlla677,952/
Mellish673,339/
Mellett672,380/
Mlle67365/
Mellesh67117/
Mluy6790/
Mellitt6758/
Mellich6755/
Melless6745/
Mellech6736/
Melletz6724/
Melliss6722/
Mlya6722/
Mley6722/
Mellais6719/
Mlli6715/
Mloy679/
Miellie679/
Melleis678/
Mlyh674/
Muellee672/
Melloit672/
Meeller672/
Mellist672/
Mellieh672/
Mmly672/
Meelles671/
Melleas671/
Mellerr671/
Melllea671/
Melluis671/
D'Mella671/
Melller671/
Muelleh671/
M'Ly671/
Muellle671/
Melleuh671/
Mmeller671/
Mislley671/
Mlyi671/
Mlhy671/
Hmly671/
Mellest670/
Mesller670/
Milloys670/
Millhey670/
Millays670/
Millahy670/

Melly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Melly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻠﻲmly-

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