Mejias Surname

5,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Mejias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mejias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela56,2441:537102
Spain13,3421:3,504419
Chile9,3121:1,892357
Cuba8,2131:1,403225
Costa Rica5,9761:800171
United States4,4031:82,3219,357
Philippines3,7861:26,7403,684
Argentina1,6961:25,2022,119
Bolivia7011:15,1451,423
Mexico6941:178,8565,111
Dominican Republic6931:15,0551,092
Peru6261:50,7734,300
Puerto Rico4801:7,396428
Trinidad and Tobago2921:4,671763
Brazil2881:743,31427,136
Colombia1491:320,6315,905
France1441:461,26965,815
Ecuador1311:121,4196,611
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Panama1141:34,3181,921
Canada781:472,37940,609
England491:1,137,10353,999
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Nicaragua331:182,4572,426
Australia311:870,82953,581
Andorra261:3,225636
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
El Salvador101:634,3893,243
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Mejías (340) are calculated separately.

Mejias (90) may also be a first name.

Mejias Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mejias occurs in Venezuela more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Mejías. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mejias? popularity and diffusion

Mejias is the 5,263rd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 67,598 people. Mejias is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Mejias are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 90 people.

The last name Mejias is most commonly used in Venezuela, where it is carried by 56,244 people, or 1 in 537. In Venezuela it is primarily found in: Miranda, where 12 percent live, Anzoátegui, where 12 percent live and Aragua, where 10 percent live. Other than Venezuela this last name exists in 71 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 12 percent live and Chile, where 9 percent live.

Mejias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mejias has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mejias last name rose 33,869 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mejias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mejias last name are 42.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mejias earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,327 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.77% less than the national average, earning $15,489,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.43% less than the national average, earning $38,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $56,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mejías94340/
Meijias921/
Mejhias921/
Megias837,087/
Mexias83162/
Mezias83120/
Mejiaz8369/
Majias8346/
Mejeas8325/
Meijas8319/
Mijias8313/
Mejios834/
Mojias831/
Meas802,892/
Mias802,321/
Mejiahays801/
Meiohas774/
Mechias774/
Majiash771/
Mejiaaz771/
Mesiahs771/
Mejohas771/
Mezzias771/
Mejos738,097/
Mijas731,692/
Mihas73370/
Mehas73300/
Mjash73244/
Miase73234/
Meaas7334/
Miash7325/
Meash7313/
Mjais738/
Mjaus738/
Miahs737/
Meaos736/
Maeas735/
Miass734/
Mjase732/
Myeas732/
Miats732/
Mioas731/
Mueas731/
Mieas731/
Meass731/
Miast731/
Miaas731/
Mjiaj731/
Meios731/
Miasd731/
Meeas730/
Mujiaseh7145/
Mujihash714/
Majaas671,679/
Miasse67792/
Mehais6776/
Mayias6759/
Mogias6747/
Magias6737/
Mesías6735/
Maiyas6729/
Mehash6728/
Miahas6724/
Mijhas6716/
Mehois6716/
Mijeas677/
Mihats677/
Mjahas675/
Megios675/
Muhias674/
Mizias674/
Mejjaj674/
Miashe674/
Maeash673/
Majías673/
Mojhas672/
Meheas672/
Mijais672/
Maijas672/
Mihass672/
Meeash672/
Moehas672/
Mijash672/
Mihaus671/
Maiias671/
Mehaus671/
Mihash671/
Mejosh671/
Moeeis671/
Majeas671/
Miohas671/
Mijías671/
Moijas671/
Muiyas671/
Mujaas671/
Meihos671/
Mégias671/
Mheash671/
Mijase671/
Majiaj671/
Mojios671/
Mehass671/
Megiaz671/
Mayeas670/
Mezeas670/
Meahus670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mejias
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