Surname Meléndez (Melendez 
, Meléndez ) , in the entire world, is a widespread cognomen. The last name Meléndez is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly El Salvador, where it is a common surname, Puerto Rico, and Honduras (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Mexico, the United States, and Peru. Much less frequently, Meléndez is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Melendez, Meléndez | Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, United States, El Salvador |
| diego moreno meléndez Spanish architect, ES (b. 1626) |
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miguel jacinto meléndez Spanish painter (1679-1734), ES (b. 1679) |
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francisco antonio meléndez Spanish painter (1682-1752), ES (b. 1682) |
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josé alfonso meléndez ES (b. 1690) |
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luis meléndez Spanish painter (1716-1780), ES (b. 1716) |
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josé agustín meléndez Spanish painter, ES (b. 1724) |
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| pedro román meléndez (b. 1675) |
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juan meléndez valdés Spanish poet, ES (b. 1754) |
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| ana meléndez Spanish miniaturist, born 1714 (b. 1714) |
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| josé cardero y meléndez (b. 1766) |
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| josé meléndez y bruna ES (b. 1783) |
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julio alarcón y meléndez Spanish jesuit, writer and priest, ES (b. 1843) |
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elisa patiño meléndez Spanish (Galician) aviator (1890-1919), ES (b. 1890) |
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| maría belén peña meléndez (b. 1832) |
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| lucio meléndez Argentinian physician, AR (b. 1844) |
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