Mêlé Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Mêlé Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Melé (31), Mélé (24), Mêle (3), Mele (55,844), Melè (17) & Méle (2) are calculated separately.
Mêlé (5) may also be a first name.
Mêlé Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mêlé Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mêlé is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Melé, Mélé, Mêle, Mele, Melè or Méle. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mêlé? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Mêlé is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Mêlé reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent first name globally, held by 5 people.
This surname is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 50 percent live and Île-de-France, where 50 percent live. Aside from France this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 33 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mêlé
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