How rare is the last name Melo?

10,576 people in the United States have the last name Melo, about 1 in 28,262. It ranks #3,335 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MELO

#3,335

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
10,576
About
1 in 28,262
This common or more
53.8%
Who bears it

Of the 10,576 people with the last name Melo, 52.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 42% as White and 2.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Melo

#3,333 Younger · 10,588#3,334 South · 10,580#3,336 Colby · 10,566#3,337 Ref · 10,563

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Melo, most common first.

#3,200 Mello · 11,016#8,328 Mele · 3,806#16,149 Mell · 1,734#19,090 Meloy · 1,423#19,987 Meli · 1,347#72,089 Mel · 291#73,107 Mela · 286#148,665 Melow · 111

Also a first name

As a first name, Melo ranks #27,468 of 53,615, with 333 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 65 births. See Melo as a first name

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