Melndez Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Melndez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Melndez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2301:539,6799,375
Guatemala2211:72,7722,599
Peru891:357,12512,161
Spain781:599,38528,019
Chile581:303,7328,727
Colombia481:995,2939,207
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Costa Rica391:122,5661,902
Panama151:260,8176,584
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Melndez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Melndez is found most frequently in Mexico. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Melndez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,243rd most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 8,376,490 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Melndez live; 32 percent live in Central America and 32 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Melndez is most widely held in Mexico, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 539,679. In Mexico it is most numerous in: México, where 23 percent reside, Mexico City, where 21 percent reside and Nuevo León, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Mexico it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 25 percent reside and Peru, where 10 percent reside.

Melndez Last Name Statistics demography

Melndez earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.96% less than the national average, earning $26,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mellendez8883/
Mellindez884/
Mlendez8613/
Mellnde861/
Mellenderz821/
Mlinde771,461/
Mlende777/
Millendez751,500/
Mellendes7512/
Millindez7510/
Mlendea7137/
Milnder719/
Milliendez715/
M'Linde711/
Mellnda711/
Mellynda6797/
Mellinda6789/
Mellendy6718/
Millende673/
Millinde671/
Mellindy670/
Millinder63209/
Millendes6310/
Millindee631/
Millendei631/
Mlinda621,892/
Mlenda621,023/
Mlindi62599/
Milnda6239/
Mlendi621/
Mlindé621/
Mlynda620/
Mellendich591/
Millendett590/
Mmlindi571/
M'Lendi571/
M'Lenda571/
Mlindai571/
Millindi539/
Millenda531/
Millinda531/

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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
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melndez
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