In the entire world, Meléndez (Melendez 
, Meléndez ) is a rare epicene forename. The first name Meléndez is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Panama, where it is quite a rare epicene name, El Salvador, where it is a rare female name, and the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in El Salvador, the United States, and Peru. Much more frequently, Meléndez is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Melendez, Meléndez | Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, United States, El Salvador |
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bermudo meléndez meléndez Spanish paleontologists, ES (b. 1912) |
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palta meléndez Chilean actor and comedian, CL (b. 1959) |
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| alonso meléndez Venezuelan union leader, VE |
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| nieves meléndez Spanish geologist, ES |
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| pelayo meléndez Roman Catholic bishop |
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| mar meléndez physician |
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| pelayo meléndez |
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| martín meléndez (b. 1982) |
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