Last name מלס (Meles 
, Zenawi 
, מלס 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The family name מלס is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a common surname, Sudan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Papua New Guinea. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Ethiopia, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Also, מלס is the forename as well as the last name.