Manalo
Manalo is a Tagalog-language surname meaning "to win". It may also be a rare Catalan surname as Manaló, derived from a variant of Maneló, which is a pet form of the personal name Manel and a short form of Emanuel. Notable people with the surname include:
Iglesia ni Cristo
- Felix Manalo, founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo organization, Executive Minister from 1914 to 1963
- Eraño G. Manalo, Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo from 1963 to 2009
- * Angel Manalo, son of Eraño Manalo, involved in the 2015 Iglesia ni Cristo leadership controversy
- * Tenny Manalo, widow of Eraño Manalo, involved in the 2015 Iglesia ni Cristo leadership controversy
- Eduardo V. Manalo, current Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo
Others with the surname
- Ahtisa Manalo, Filipina model, 2018 Binibining Pilipinas International winner, and Miss International 2018 1st Runner-Up.
- Bianca Manalo, Filipina actress and 2009 Binibining Pilipinas-Universe winner
- Chelsea Manalo, Filipina beauty pageant titleholder.
- Enrique Manalo Ambassador of the Philippines
- Jay Manalo, Filipino actor
- Jesulito Manalo, Lawyer, Ambassador and House Representative for ANGKLA
- John Manalo, Filipino actor
- Jose Manalo, Filipino actor and comedian
- Juslyn Manalo, Daly City, California's first Filipina-American mayor
- Maria Veronica Manalo, Filipina lawyer, Asian Legal Business Young Lawyer of the Year 2024
- Marlon Manalo, Filipino pool player
- Nichole Manalo, Filipina actress and 2009 Binibining Pilipinas-Globe winner
- Rafael Manalo, Filipino medical doctor and researcher
- Rosario Manalo Ambassador of the Philippines and Academic
- Victoria Manalo Draves, American competition diver