Medendez Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Medendez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medendez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415

Medendez Last Name Facts

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

Medendez occurs in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Medendez? popularity and diffusion

Medendez is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Medendez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Medendez are found; 50 percent are found in Caribbean and 50 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

This last name is most prevalent in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,608,233. Not including The Dominican Republic it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Cuba, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medende9322/
Medndez935/
Medendehe8230/
Midende8030/
Medinde809/
Medendi803/
Medndes801/
Medenda801/
Maidende751/
Medindes751/
Mideende751/
Middende751/
Midenda6775/
Medinda6712/
Medindi679/
Midendi674/
Misdendi6318/
Maidemde631/
Mujdenda631/
Mehedindi592/
Midindi5350/
Midinda534/
Midindio501/
Maidindi501/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Medendez
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