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    The surname Melo

    A surname, carried by 9,731 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M400

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Melo is more common than 97.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,731 people named Melo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,728 Americans. That is up 44% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,743.

    #3,655
    rank among US surnames
    9,731
    people in 2010
    3.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +44.3%
    change since 2000 (was #4,782)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,651Card9,74231,692
    #3,653Latimer9,73331,722
    #3,654Cha9,73231,725
    #3,655Melo9,73131,728

    Who is named Melo

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    52% of people named Melo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 52%
    • White (not Hispanic) 44%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Melos

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Arthur Melo
      Brazilian association football player, born 1996
    • Felipe Melo
      Brazilian association football player, born 1983
    • Gilberto da Silva Melo
      Brazilian association football player, born 1976
    • Marcelo Melo
      Brazilian tennis player (born 1983)
    • Fab Melo
      Brazilian basketball player (1990–2017)
    • Jaime Melo
      Brazilian racecar driver, born 1980
    • Antônia Melo
      Brazilian environmental activist, born 1949
    • Daniel Melo
      Brazilian tennis player (born 1977)
    • Patrícia Melo
      Brazilian writer, born 1962
    • Luís Melo
      Actor, born 1947
    • Eliziane Gama
      Brazilian politician and journalist, born 1977

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Melo

    Melo has the Soundex code M400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Melo?
    9,731 people in the United States had the surname Melo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,728 Americans. It ranked 3,655th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Melo?
    In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Melo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Melo?
    Arthur Melo, Brazilian association football player, followed by Felipe Melo.
    Where is the surname Melo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Melo in Brazil.
    Is the surname Melo getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,743 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,731 in 2010, up 44%.