Mejía Surname

112,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Aruba

Mejía Surname Definition:

Galician name later in Castile, Murcia and Estremadura with Reconquest.

Mejía Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,3301:93,3283,620
Guatemala1,0641:15,1151,373
Dominican Republic8701:11,992928
Colombia4141:115,3963,887
Spain981:477,06224,404
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Peru531:599,70015,316
Panama291:134,9054,585
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Bolivia241:442,3514,327
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Aruba91:11,4971,511
England91:6,190,895170,599
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belize11:355,4743,977
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

The alternate forms: Mejia (1,168,166), Méjía (2), Mejîa (1) & Méjia (4) are calculated separately.

Mejía Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Galician name later in Castile, Murcia and Estremadura with Reconquest.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Mejía Last Name Facts

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

Mejía is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Mejia, Méjía, Mejîa or Méjia. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mejía? popularity and diffusion

It is the 112,625th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,772,263 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Mejía are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,330 people, or 1 in 93,328. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Mexico City, where 25 percent live, México, where 21 percent live and Jalisco, where 6 percent live. Apart from Mexico Mejía is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 26 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mejia931,168,166/
Méjía932/
Mejîa931/
Mejíaa911/
Meía891/
Méjia874/
Mejha801,991/
Meija80917/
Mejay80172/
Mejai8085/
Mejja8047/
Mejea8039/
Mejoa8012/
Mejaj8010/
Mejya807/
Majía803/
Mujía802/
Mejaa801/
Mejao801/
Mejãa801/
Mejóa801/
Mejahi73129/
Mejaes7389/
Mejjah7374/
Mejiaz7369/
Meijia7345/
Meejai7329/
Mejeha7327/
Mejeas7325/
Meijas7319/
Mejaat7312/
Mmejia7310/
Mejjia738/
Mejiaa737/
Miejia736/
Mejiea734/
Mejjaj734/
Mejiha733/
Mejiah733/
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Mejaet731/
Mejioa731/
Mejija731/
Mejiua731/
Mejuoa731/
Meejay731/
M'Eija731/
Meejha731/
Miea672,498/
Mejahed671,170/
Moea671,125/
Maea67440/
Meaj67173/
Meai6762/
Meea6761/
Meao6757/
Meay6736/
Meaa6727/
Mejahes6720/
Meae6719/
Moej6717/
Meua6716/
Muea6714/
Mejahad679/
Moehaja676/
Mejahid675/
Maía675/
D'Mejia672/
Mejohas671/
Meuj671/
Meaujai671/
Meijaya671/
Myea671/
Miej671/
Mejhajh671/
Meijias671/
Mejauje671/
Meejeay671/
Meejaey671/
Mejeuha671/
Meej671/
Mehjaid671/
Mejihad671/
Mejiaaz671/

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