Melo Surname
Approximately 530,722 people bear this surname
Melo Surname User-submission:
A Portuguese descriptive name, thought to have come from "melro", the Portuguese name of the blackbird.
Melo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 280,017 | 1:765 | 96 |
| Colombia | 53,365 | 1:895 | 194 |
| Mozambique | 29,045 | 1:939 | 226 |
| Portugal | 27,703 | 1:376 | 63 |
| Angola | 25,043 | 1:1,078 | 188 |
| Mexico | 23,442 | 1:5,295 | 667 |
| Dominican Republic | 22,247 | 1:469 | 84 |
| Argentina | 9,509 | 1:4,495 | 511 |
| United States | 9,071 | 1:39,958 | 4,918 |
| Chile | 8,010 | 1:2,199 | 395 |
| Peru | 6,978 | 1:4,555 | 748 |
| Philippines | 6,163 | 1:16,427 | 1,882 |
| Venezuela | 5,576 | 1:5,417 | 667 |
| Canada | 3,637 | 1:10,131 | 1,512 |
| Spain | 3,562 | 1:13,125 | 1,510 |
| Ecuador | 2,951 | 1:5,390 | 901 |
| Uruguay | 2,330 | 1:1,473 | 177 |
| France | 1,203 | 1:55,214 | 7,315 |
| Cuba | 1,140 | 1:10,108 | 872 |
| Paraguay | 876 | 1:8,261 | 515 |
| Panama | 830 | 1:4,714 | 547 |
| India | 602 | 1:1,274,195 | 50,275 |
| DR Congo | 595 | 1:124,167 | 13,438 |
| Indonesia | 539 | 1:245,360 | 22,482 |
| Slovakia | 504 | 1:10,588 | 1,276 |
| Cameroon | 491 | 1:42,300 | 5,618 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Ivory Coast | 422 | 1:54,671 | 3,299 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Pakistan | 415 | 1:430,467 | 7,888 |
| England | 364 | 1:153,072 | 14,566 |
| Cape Verde | 341 | 1:1,553 | 107 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Papua New Guinea | 303 | 1:26,910 | 3,022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Italy | 153 | 1:399,717 | 44,802 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| Thailand | 144 | 1:490,544 | 85,763 |
| Bolivia | 127 | 1:83,594 | 3,552 |
| Switzerland | 107 | 1:76,756 | 8,915 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Czechia | 79 | 1:134,601 | 21,287 |
| Albania | 73 | 1:39,919 | 5,672 |
| Zimbabwe | 73 | 1:211,483 | 24,106 |
| Netherlands | 68 | 1:248,341 | 31,935 |
| Belgium | 67 | 1:171,592 | 23,333 |
| Russia | 66 | 1:2,183,683 | 132,197 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 62 | 1:2,862 | 296 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Luxembourg | 52 | 1:11,164 | 1,923 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Solomon Islands | 43 | 1:13,489 | 2,481 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Senegal | 24 | 1:607,473 | 2,395 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Hungary | 22 | 1:446,194 | 29,593 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Japan | 13 | 1:9,834,176 | 45,186 |
| Algeria | 12 | 1:3,219,296 | 45,820 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 1:295,845 | 2,647 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| East Timor | 9 | 1:135,103 | 179 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Macau | 8 | 1:75,204 | 441 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Mélo (99), Meló (59), Melò (9) & Melõ (1) are calculated separately.
Melo (15,628) may also be a first name.
Melo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Portuguese descriptive name, thought to have come from "melro", the Portuguese name of the blackbird.
- mfariacastroMelo Demographics
Average Melo Salary in
United States
$42,444 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Melo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melo (Georgian: მელო, Hindi: मेलो, Marathi: मेलो, Oriya: େମଲ, Russian: Мело) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Mélo, Meló, Melò or Melõ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,007th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,731 people. Melo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Melo live; 70 percent live in South America and 53 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 45,094th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 15,628 people.
This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 280,017 people, or 1 in 765. In Brazil Melo is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 15 percent are found, Pará, where 9 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name occurs in 150 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 10 percent are found and Mozambique, where 5 percent are found.
Melo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Melo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Melo last name grew 28,347 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 36,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Melo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Melo are 43.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.13% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Melo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.4% less than the national average, earning 237,409 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.43% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,394 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.45% less than the national average, earning R 200,928 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $23,480,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning $42,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,522 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melo in the Georgian language | ||
| მელო | melo | - |
| Melo in the Hindi language | ||
| मेलो | melo | - |
| Melo in the Marathi language | ||
| मेलो | melo | 86.96 |
| डीमेलो | dimelo | 8.7 |
| मॅलो | melo | 4.35 |
| Melo in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଲ | emala | 50 |
| େମେଲା | emela | 50 |
| Melo in the Russian language | ||
| Мело | melo | - |
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