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Where Does The Last Name Mels Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Mels (Georgian: მელს, Russian: Мэлс) has its highest incidence in Kazakhstan. It may also occur in the variant forms: Melš. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mels? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 211,122^nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,729,553 people. The surname Mels occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Mels live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 146,478^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 2,534 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 40,556. In Kazakhstan Mels is mostly found in: Almaty, where 32 percent are found, Almaty Region, where 28 percent are found and Astana, where 12 percent are found. Not including Kazakhstan this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found.

Mels Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Mels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,580 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mels Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Mels surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 28.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mels earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.1% more than the national average, earning R 309,168 per year; in United States they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $45,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $49,796 CAD per year.