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In the entire world, מלאס (Melas , מלאס ) is a rare unisex given name. The first name מלאס is characteristic of Greece, where it is a rare boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare feminine name, and Algeria, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Indonesia. More prevalently, מלאס is the last name as well as the forename.
מלאס is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Melas , the mythical son of Porthaon; Melas , the son of Phrixus, figure of Greek mythology; Melas , the mythical son of Oenopion; Melas , the mythical son of Licymnius and Melas , the mythical son of Poseidon.