Mejias Surname
Approximately 107,807 people bear this surname
Mejias Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 56,244 | 1:537 | 102 |
| Spain | 13,342 | 1:3,504 | 419 |
| Chile | 9,312 | 1:1,892 | 357 |
| Cuba | 8,213 | 1:1,403 | 225 |
| Costa Rica | 5,976 | 1:800 | 171 |
| United States | 4,403 | 1:82,321 | 9,357 |
| Philippines | 3,786 | 1:26,740 | 3,684 |
| Argentina | 1,696 | 1:25,202 | 2,119 |
| Bolivia | 701 | 1:15,145 | 1,423 |
| Mexico | 694 | 1:178,856 | 5,111 |
| Dominican Republic | 693 | 1:15,055 | 1,092 |
| Peru | 626 | 1:50,773 | 4,300 |
| Puerto Rico | 480 | 1:7,396 | 428 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 292 | 1:4,671 | 763 |
| Brazil | 288 | 1:743,314 | 27,136 |
| Colombia | 149 | 1:320,631 | 5,905 |
| France | 144 | 1:461,269 | 65,815 |
| Ecuador | 131 | 1:121,419 | 6,611 |
| Iraq | 115 | 1:304,536 | 6,054 |
| Panama | 114 | 1:34,318 | 1,921 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Nicaragua | 33 | 1:182,457 | 2,426 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Andorra | 26 | 1:3,225 | 636 |
| Uruguay | 20 | 1:171,588 | 14,480 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| El Salvador | 10 | 1:634,389 | 3,243 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Mejías (340) are calculated separately.
Mejias (90) may also be a first name.
Mejias Demographics
Average Male Mejias Height
173.62 cm
Average Female Mejias Height
159.58 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mejias Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mejias Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mejias has its highest incidence in Venezuela. It can appear as: Mejías. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mejias? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,263rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held 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 commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 90 people.
Mejias is most frequently occurring in Venezuela, where it is held by 56,244 people, or 1 in 537. In Venezuela Mejias is primarily concentrated in: Miranda, where 12 percent reside, Anzoátegui, where 12 percent reside and Aragua, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Venezuela it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 12 percent reside and Chile, where 9 percent reside.
Mejias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mejias has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mejias surname increased 33,869 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mejias Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing 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 political 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.
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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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