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Melo is a surname of Portuguese origin that is common in Portugal and Brazil and has spread to other Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking regions through migration. It is typically toponymic, originating from places named Melo in the Iberian Peninsula; over time families associated with these places acquired the surname. The name is widely found in Lusophone communities in the Americas and Africa.

Melo is also used as a place name. The most prominent example is Melo, Uruguay, a city

In contemporary usage, Melo appears as a surname for many individuals across fields such as sports, politics,

The name has a long history in genealogical records and appears in various historical documents across Portugal,

and
capital
of
Cerro
Largo
Department
in
the
eastern
part
of
the
country.
There
are
additional
geographic
uses
of
the
name
in
other
parts
of
the
world,
reflecting
its
toponymic
background.
and
the
arts.
It
is
sometimes
encountered
as
a
given
name
or
nickname
and
has
spelling
variants
in
different
languages,
including
Mello
in
some
contexts.
Brazil,
and
Spanish-speaking
countries,
illustrating
patterns
of
settlement
and
migration
associated
with
Iberian
surnames.