Mella is used as a family name or surname in Chile. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mella
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Chile
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mella

How popular is Mella?

Mella is common in Chile.

Mella is ranked 11004 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mellas plummeted by 2.03252 per cent to 723 since 2000 and slipped by 1903 spots and ranked at 31906. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 55.74 50.41
White 30.01 37.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
12.17 7.86
Others 1.24 2.44
Black 0.83 0
Mella is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Chile which signifies that it is originated from Chile. Around 48788 people have been found who wears Mella as their family name. Mella is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,921 Uganda5
8,438 China5
11,480 Japan4
27,602 Nigeria4
6,270 Hong Kong3
8,926 Cameroon3
14,126 Colombia3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
19,046 Ireland2
5,817 Albania2
12,844 Pakistan2
31,767 Greece2
82,478 South Africa2
7,299 Estonia2
10,395 Latvia2
44,018 Poland2
10,284 Kuwait2
20,186 Kenya2
53,505 Turkey1
7,110 Bosnia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
6,820 Angola1
1,542 Andorra1
5,924 Paraguay1
30,360 Thailand1
7,191 Afghanistan1
21,562 Portugal1
4,942 Libya1
90,903 Moldova1
8,371 Syria1
6,212 Jamaica1
38,841 Scotland1
1,818 Guernsey1
24,460 Armenia1
17,236 Ghana1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
10,683 Cyprus1
9,591 Panama1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,214 Singapore35
8,720 Qatar29
313,372 Russia23
153,005 Ukraine22
62,494 Netherlands22
716 Marshall Islands16
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,622 Puerto Rico82
30,024 Australia76
15,572 Switzerland72
24,466 Belgium67
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
Countries with hundreds of Mella:
7,551 Algeria893
18,369 France527
9,569 Mexico497
4,917 Venezuela351
3,195 Sweden312
34,330 Germany303
17,962 Morocco268
25,123 England194
3,797 Norway190
9,668 Peru185
19,755 Canada181
5,401 Ecuador138
4,506 Uruguay110
6,877 Finland109
17,090 Romania104
Countries with thousands of Mella:
262 Dominican Republic6,453
2,688 Philippines4,576
6,525 Brazil2,131
2,268 Argentina2,120
5,504 Italy1,915
22,670 India1,772
3,255 Tanzania1,593
3,205 Spain1,449
9,531 Indonesia1,339
24,362 United States1,269
Countries with ten thousands of Mella:
195 Chile19,229
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Alfredo Mella was 2 years old when he migrated to New York on September 7, 1895. He lived in Italy and took La Touraine from Havre. Laborer Antonio Mella, Tailor Antonio Mella, 42 years old Antonio Mella, 46 years old Antonio Mella, Laborer Carlo Mella, Carlo Mella, aged 15, Carolina Mella, aged 23, Caterina Mella, aged 40, Crescenzo Mella (24) Laborer, and 14 other Mella around 58.33% of whom were laborer while others worked as tailor and farmer migrated to US from Naples, Boulogne & Rotterdam, Naples & Palermo, Havre, Bari, Fiume, Naples and Palermo & Trieste.

Mella Namesakes

  • Alba Mellado, Soccer player
  • Bénédicte Mellac, Film producer
  • Bénédicte Mellac, Film producer
  • Gaby Mellado, Television actress
  • Edda Mellas, Amanda Knox's mother
  • Edoardo Arborio Mella, Architect
  • Gaby Mellado, Television actress
  • Mario Mellado García, Politician
  • Hjalmar Mellander, Olympic athlete
  • Hjalmar Mellander, Olympic athlete
  • Michelle Mella, from 2017 crime, drama movie Niñas Araña, who played the N.

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