Melèndez Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Melèndez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Melendez (318,307), Meléndez (1,850), Melendéz (5) & Mélendez (5) are calculated separately.
Melèndez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melèndez Come From? nationality or country of origin
Melèndez is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Melendez, Meléndez, Melendéz or Mélendez. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melèndez? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melèndez is the 3,100,440th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Melèndez are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
The last name Melèndez is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 8,275,080. In Mexico Melèndez is primarily concentrated in: San Luis Potosí, where 20 percent live, Chihuahua, where 13 percent live and México, where 13 percent live. Aside from Mexico this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 15 percent live and Colombia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melendez | 96 | 318,307 | / |
| Meléndez | 96 | 1,850 | / |
| Melendéz | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mélendez | 92 | 5 | / |
| Melindez | 88 | 132 | / |
| Melyndez | 88 | 1 | / |
| Melenderz | 82 | 10 | / |
| Meleendez | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mmelendez | 82 | 4 | / |
| Meliendez | 82 | 2 | / |
| Meluendez | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meloendez | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melendiez | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meelendez | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melendeez | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melende | 80 | 243 | / |
| Mlendez | 80 | 13 | / |
| Melinde | 80 | 3 | / |
| Melynde | 80 | 0 | / |
| D'Melendez | 78 | 1 | / |
| Melendes | 75 | 3,005 | / |
| Melinder | 75 | 304 | / |
| Malendez | 75 | 63 | / |
| Melendiz | 75 | 54 | / |
| Melemdez | 75 | 26 | / |
| Milendez | 75 | 13 | / |
| Melendec | 75 | 11 | / |
| Melindes | 75 | 7 | / |
| Melendex | 75 | 5 | / |
| Malindez | 75 | 5 | / |
| Melendey | 75 | 5 | / |
| Melendea | 75 | 3 | / |
| Melendee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Molendez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Molindez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melindiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melindje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Milindez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meléndezová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maluendez | 71 | 166 | / |
| Mejlænder | 71 | 44 | / |
| Meliendes | 71 | 9 | / |
| Meilænder | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mlende | 71 | 7 | / |
| Melendies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melinda | 67 | 7,798 | / |
| Melendy | 67 | 1,342 | / |
| Melendi | 67 | 574 | / |
| Milende | 67 | 370 | / |
| Milinde | 67 | 335 | / |
| Melindy | 67 | 93 | / |
| Melenda | 67 | 91 | / |
| Mlendea | 67 | 37 | / |
| Melindi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Melynda | 67 | 14 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Melèndez
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