Meloni Surname

15,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Meloni Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Melone, a pet form of Giacomelli (the supplanter); one who grew and sold melons.

Meloni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy29,7731:2,054125
Brazil1,4401:148,6635,683
Argentina1,1601:36,8483,081
United States1,0461:346,51931,114
France9511:69,8459,726
Australia1691:159,73816,670
Germany1641:490,88742,238
Switzerland1311:62,6947,743
England1301:428,60028,863
Belgium1041:110,54516,500
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Spain601:779,20132,544
Uruguay561:61,2816,605
Canada551:669,92054,285
San Marino481:692167
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Wales311:99,8247,946
Finland241:229,02918,579
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Ireland141:336,35312,021
India121:63,922,115578,870
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
China21:683,660,78330,601
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Méloni (3) are calculated separately.

Meloni (1,890) may also be a first name.

Meloni Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Melone, a pet form of Giacomelli (the supplanter); one who grew and sold melons.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Meloni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meloni Come From? nationality or country of origin

Meloni (Arabic: ميلوني, Hindi: मेलोनी, Russian: Мелони) is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Méloni. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meloni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,622nd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 204,287 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Meloni live; 84 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent live in Italic Europe. Meloni is also the 174,879th most common forename world-wide, borne by 1,890 people.

This last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 29,773 people, or 1 in 2,054. In Italy Meloni is primarily concentrated in: Sardinia, where 62 percent are found, Lazio, where 15 percent are found and Lombardy, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy it exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Meloni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meloni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meloni surname grew 11,622 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meloni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meloni surname are 5.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Meloni earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.91% less than the national average, earning €24,051 per year; in Peru they earn 26.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,440 per year; in South Africa they earn 197.62% more than the national average, earning R 707,256 per year; in United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.62% more than the national average, earning $73,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méloni943/
Melonio922,561/
Melouni92124/
Melonie9248/
Melonis9243/
Melogni9243/
Meloniz9217/
Melonni921/
Melhouni86134/
Melounie862/
Mealonie861/
Melonich861/
M'Elongi861/
Melani8322,472/
Melone836,686/
Miloni83749/
Melony8385/
Melona8338/
Myloni8326/
Melonj831/
Melàni831/
Melanie777,896/
Melanio772,320/
Melyani771,351/
Melangi77807/
Mailoni77732/
Meloney77685/
Melanis77225/
Melones77222/
Melouna77219/
Milongi77189/
Melanyi77162/
Melhani77159/
Melione7754/
Mylonis7750/
Melanni7741/
Milonni7726/
Meliona7724/
Milonis7721/
Melonez7717/
Mealone7712/
Mehlani7711/
Melanii778/
Milouni775/
Melaniz775/
Milhoni775/
Melonny774/
Meloune774/
Miloniy774/
Milyoni774/
Mayloni774/
Melyone774/
Melanei773/
Moiloni772/
Melônio772/
Milonie772/
Melonge772/
Mylioni772/
Milonoi771/
Milonio771/
Mielony771/
Melonet771/
Melonyo771/
Melagni771/
Meleuni771/
Melanit771/
Melonys771/
Meulani771/
Melhone770/
Meloine770/
Melonea770/
Melonee770/
Melohny770/
Meilona770/
Meylone770/
Mealony770/
Michelloni7519/
Meloń731/
Milionis711,745/
Melanich71448/
Megliani71129/
Miglioni7165/
Melouney7154/
Melanieh7147/
Meylanie7133/
Meilanie7133/
Meylanis7128/
Meliones7118/
Mylosnyi717/
Meilyani716/
Melianis716/
Mealangi715/
Mehelani714/
Milonich714/
Mylionis714/
Melianni714/
Meilangi713/
Metliani712/
Melannie712/
Meslanni712/
Mealonee711/
Meelangi711/
Milonais711/
Misloini711/
Meliangi711/
Melooney711/
Mailloni711/
Milosnoi711/
Mielhone711/
Melaniss711/
Melannio711/
Meilanyi711/
Meilhani711/
Meluoner711/
Melonney710/
Milani6760,708/
Milone6712,192/
Mylona675,682/
Melane674,152/
Melana67897/
Melany67732/
Milona67257/
Mithlouni67156/
Meilianni6720/
Milohnich6719/
Meilannie6711/
Meullione677/
Micellone676/
Meilianis675/
Melanh674/
Miglionni673/
Mélone672/
Milleouni671/
Meloonneh671/
Meheloune671/
Meillones671/
Mélani671/
Milony670/

Meloni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meloni in the Hindi language
मेलोनीmeloni-
Meloni in the Russian language
Мелониmeloni-
Meloni in the Arabic language
ميلونيmylwny-
ميلونىmylwny-

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