Mela surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Mela surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 260 people carried this name — #74,375 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 6% from 276 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 682 people named Mela live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 282
Misiones 181
City of Buenos Aires 56
Entre Ríos 52
Mendoza 35
Corrientes 31
Neuquén 21
Córdoba 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

392 people named Mela have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 430 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.

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Where they live today

Łódź 163
Greater Poland 46
Lower Silesian 31
West Pomeranian 28
Silesian 24
Holy Cross 23
Opole 19
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 17

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 236 people named Mela.

30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Corsica.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 30
Corsica 82
Var 34
Bouches-du-Rhône 23
Alpes-Maritimes 19
Martinique 13
Paris 9
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 3
La Réunion 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

141 people named Mela is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 141

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Mela,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Itala Mela
    Itala Mela 1904–1957 · theologian
  • Itala Mela
    Itala Mela 1904–1957 · theologian
  • Eino Mela 1881–1950 · translator
  • Elvi Mela 1887–1969 · writer
  • Jaime Mela 1890–1999 · fencer
  • Aimo Mela 1893–1974 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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