The Mella surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 723 people carried this name — #31,906 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 738 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 2,770 people named Mella 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 152 people named Mella.
60 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Lot-et-Garonne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
97 people named Mella live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
46 people named Mella have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 61 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
285 people named Mella are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Mella,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pedro Mella Montenegro d. 1896 · military personnel -
Ricardo Mella 1861–1925 · writer -
Urania Mella Serrano 1899–1945 · politician -
Edoardo Arborio Mella 1808–1884 · photographer
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Alessandro Arborio Mella 1830–1892 · politician
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Alessandro Arborio Mella 1830–1892 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mella.
- Meline 539 · U.S. census
- Melis 372 · U.S. census
- Melka 458 · U.S. census
- Melki 164 · U.S. census
- Melkonian 939 · U.S. census
- Mell 1,371 · U.S. census
- Mellado 1,057 · U.S. census
- Mellan 140 · U.S. census
- Mellard 249 · U.S. census
- Melle 447 · U.S. census
- Melli 169 · U.S. census
- Mellin 1,020 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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