Melly is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Melly
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Name focused in Alsace, also present in the Oise. We meet the Mely shape Mély in Moselle and in the North. This is perhaps a place name. It remains to put this place! Note that there is a settlement called Mely Belgium, Bohan (province of Namur). Another hypothesis is probably preferable: a variant of Melis, Mellies, common personal name in Germany that corresponds to the Latin Amelius (French Amiel).

How popular is Melly?

Melly is common in Kenya.

Melly is ranked 47322 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mellies plummeted by 19.01141 per cent to 213 since 2000 and slipped by 17699 spots and ranked at 87335. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77 88.21
Hispanic or Latino 10.8 6.46
Black 9.86 2.28
Melly is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Kenya which signifies that it is originated from Kenya. Around 10118 people have been found who wears Melly as their family name. Melly is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
212,166 Canada9
38,459 New Zealand7
14,193 Egypt3
14,054 China3
1,817 Marshall Islands3
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
12,161 Wales2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
21,529 Singapore2
124,220 Italy2
40,064 Nigeria2
8,657 Lebanon2
30,360 Thailand1
91,024 Belgium1
34,581 Chile1
28,746 Algeria1
53,505 Turkey1
9,498 Iceland1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
3,071 Jersey1
10,683 Cyprus1
12,745 Luxembourg1
2,877 Cuba1
118,015 Netherlands1
47,891 Norway1
24,771 Colombia1
24,176 Qatar1
8,371 Syria1
16,640 Hong Kong1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
85,784 Australia19
91,381 Spain12
559,154 India12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Melly:
22,366 Indonesia500
6,268 Cameroon496
2,657 Switzerland423
66,908 United States372
15,929 England355
12,947 Tanzania353
6,976 Peru313
39,199 Philippines258
22,865 South Africa256
52,914 Brazil191
53,810 France184
2,468 Ireland180
11,447 Malaysia152
Countries with thousands of Melly:
964 Kenya5,885
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Melly was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 1, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as farmer and took Arrick from Liverpool. 23 years old Margaret Melly, 50 years old Farrell Melly, Mary Melly, aged 50, 28 years old John Melly, Carpenter William Melly, William Melly (22) Carpenter, Dennis Melly, aged 20, Thomas Melly (23) Shoemaker, are other Melly that migrated to US from Donegal, Liverpool, Londonderry and Galway.

Melly Namesakes

  • Andrée Melly, Actress
  • Andrée Melly, Actress
  • George Melly, Singer
  • George Melly, Singer
  • George Melly, Singer
  • George Melly, Singer
  • Andrée Melly, Actress
  • George Melly, Politician
  • Jacques Melly, Politician
  • Tomas Melly, Actor

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