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Cognomen Meles (Meles , Мелес , מלס ) , in all the world, is a common last name. The surname Meles is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a common surname, Sudan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Papua New Guinea. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Meles is the forename as well as the last name.