de Menezes Surname

8,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guernsey

de Menezes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Menezes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil66,9711:3,197283
Angola2,7611:9,7751,207
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
India1101:6,973,322154,831
São Tomé and Príncipe491:3,621328
France451:1,476,060142,161
England401:1,392,95161,553
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Guernsey221:2,929767
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

de Menezes Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Menezes is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name de Menezes is the 8,056th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 103,355 people. de Menezes is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of de Menezes are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 66,971 people, or 1 in 3,197. In Brazil de Menezes is most common in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 4 percent live and Portugal, where 0 percent live.

de Menezes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Menezes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 14.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,513 per year; in South Africa they earn 111.23% more than the national average, earning R 501,972 per year and in Canada they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $47,916 CAD per year.

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