Mecedes Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Mecedes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mecedes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Mecedes (319) may also be a first name.

Mecedes Last Name Facts

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

Mecedes is more commonly found in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecedes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Mecedes is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Mecedes reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 31 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Mecedes is also the 491,536th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 319 people.

Mecedes is most commonly held in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,608,233. Other than The Dominican Republic this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mecedes
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