Family name ملس (Meles 
, Mellis 
, ملس ) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The surname ملس is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common surname, Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Jamaica. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Ethiopia, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Also, ملس is the forename as well as the last name.
محمد, and سالم عبدالله