de Meneses Surname

50,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

de Meneses Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Meneses Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil10,0121:21,3821,009
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
France31:22,140,907385,998
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077

The alternate forms: de Menêses (1) are calculated separately.

de Meneses Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Meneses Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Meneses is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: de Menêses. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Meneses? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,528th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 717,773 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Meneses reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 10,012 people, or 1 in 21,382. In Brazil de Meneses is most frequent in: Ceará, where 18 percent are found, São Paulo, where 15 percent are found and Piauí, where 8 percent are found. Other than Brazil de Meneses is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 0 percent are found and Venezuela, where 0 percent are found.

de Meneses Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Meneses earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning R 264,204 per year; in United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning $40,954 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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