Mejía Surname
Approximately 4,112 people bear this surname
Mejía Surname Definition:
Galician name later in Castile, Murcia and Estremadura with Reconquest.
Mejía Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,330 | 1:93,328 | 3,620 |
| Guatemala | 1,064 | 1:15,115 | 1,373 |
| Dominican Republic | 870 | 1:11,992 | 928 |
| Colombia | 414 | 1:115,396 | 3,887 |
| Spain | 98 | 1:477,062 | 24,404 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Peru | 53 | 1:599,700 | 15,316 |
| Panama | 29 | 1:134,905 | 4,585 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Bolivia | 24 | 1:442,351 | 4,327 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
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.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mejia | 93 | 1,168,166 | / |
| Méjía | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mejîa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mejíaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meía | 89 | 1 | / |
| Méjia | 87 | 4 | / |
| Mejha | 80 | 1,991 | / |
| Meija | 80 | 917 | / |
| Mejay | 80 | 172 | / |
| Mejai | 80 | 85 | / |
| Mejja | 80 | 47 | / |
| Mejea | 80 | 39 | / |
| Mejoa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mejaj | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mejya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Majía | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mujía | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mejaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mejao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mejãa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mejóa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mejahi | 73 | 129 | / |
| Mejaes | 73 | 89 | / |
| Mejjah | 73 | 74 | / |
| Mejiaz | 73 | 69 | / |
| Meijia | 73 | 45 | / |
| Meejai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mejeha | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mejeas | 73 | 25 | / |
| Meijas | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mejaat | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mmejia | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mejjia | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mejiaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Miejia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mejiea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mejjaj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mejiha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mejiah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meeaja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Majías | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mejhai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mejaet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejiua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejuoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meejay | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Eija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meejha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miea | 67 | 2,498 | / |
| Mejahed | 67 | 1,170 | / |
| Moea | 67 | 1,125 | / |
| Maea | 67 | 440 | / |
| Meaj | 67 | 173 | / |
| Meai | 67 | 62 | / |
| Meea | 67 | 61 | / |
| Meao | 67 | 57 | / |
| Meay | 67 | 36 | / |
| Meaa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mejahes | 67 | 20 | / |
| Meae | 67 | 19 | / |
| Moej | 67 | 17 | / |
| Meua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Muea | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mejahad | 67 | 9 | / |
| Moehaja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mejahid | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maía | 67 | 5 | / |
| D'Mejia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mejohas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meaujai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meijaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejhajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meijias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejauje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meejeay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meejaey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejeuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehjaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejihad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejiaaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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