Melendres Surname

26,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Melendres Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melendres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,4171:13,6491,444
Peru3,0001:10,5951,492
Bolivia2,9841:3,558555
Mexico2,2601:54,9232,718
Ecuador1,6181:9,8311,595
Colombia1,0411:45,8922,415
United States6261:579,00847,409
Argentina4861:87,9497,408
Venezuela2141:141,1414,466
Spain1431:326,93719,176
Honduras1361:64,8271,398
Cuba1121:102,8813,056
Guatemala1061:151,7233,409
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Chile331:533,83313,415
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Iceland281:13,5751,212
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Nicaragua201:301,0543,003
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England91:6,190,895170,599
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Meléndres (1) are calculated separately.

Melendres (202) may also be a first name.

Melendres Last Name Facts

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

The surname Melendres is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant: Meléndres. For other potential spellings of Melendres click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Melendres? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,326th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 356,534 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Melendres reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Andean South America. Melendres is also the 637,340th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 202 people.

Melendres is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 7,417 people, or 1 in 13,649. In The Philippines Melendres is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 21 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 13 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 15 percent are found and Bolivia, where 15 percent are found.

Melendres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Melendres has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Melendres last name grew 2,319 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Melendres Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Melendres last name are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Melendres earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 28.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,867 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.42% less than the national average, earning $15,342,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $47,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.69% less than the national average, earning $44,371 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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