Meléndez Surname
Approximately 1,850 people bear this surname
Meléndez Surname Definition:
Descendant of Melendro, a pet form of Hermenegildo (distributor to the soldiers; cattle, value), the sixth century Spanish saint.
The "-ez" indicates a patronymic "son of." Hence the son of Melendro, a German name that comes from Hermenegildo.
Read More About This SurnameMeléndez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 694 | 1:5,115 | 345 |
| Mexico | 401 | 1:309,542 | 6,892 |
| Panama | 170 | 1:23,013 | 1,466 |
| Spain | 154 | 1:303,585 | 18,224 |
| Guatemala | 112 | 1:143,595 | 3,344 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Venezuela | 58 | 1:520,760 | 9,798 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Peru | 37 | 1:859,030 | 17,841 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Costa Rica | 17 | 1:281,181 | 3,072 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
The alternate forms: Melendez (318,307), Melèndez (40), Melendéz (5) & Mélendez (5) are calculated separately.
Meléndez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Descendant of Melendro, a pet form of Hermenegildo (distributor to the soldiers; cattle, value), the sixth century Spanish saint.
The "-ez" indicates a patronymic "son of." Hence the son of Melendro, a German name that comes from Hermenegildo.
The names Menéndez (see), Meléndez, Meneses (see), Armillas, Armengod, and Méndez (see) are all derived from Hermenegildo, he who is valuable for his strength.
Asturian name originating from an Infant of England.
Meléndez Demographics
Average Male Meléndez Height
172.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Meléndez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meléndez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meléndez is more commonly found in Puerto Rico than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Melendez, Melèndez, Melendéz or Mélendez. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meléndez? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 220,755th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,939,214 people. The last name Meléndez occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Meléndez are found; 42 percent are found in Caribbean and 42 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.
The last name Meléndez is most widely held in Puerto Rico, where it is held by 694 people, or 1 in 5,115. In Puerto Rico it is most prevalent in: Juana Díaz, where 21 percent are found, Humacao, where 15 percent are found and Bayamón, where 12 percent are found. Beside Puerto Rico this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 22 percent are found and Panama, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melendez | 96 | 318,307 | / |
| Melèndez | 96 | 40 | / |
| Melendéz | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mélendez | 92 | 5 | / |
| Melindez | 88 | 132 | / |
| Melyndez | 88 | 1 | / |
| Meléndezová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mmelendez | 82 | 4 | / |
| Meleendez | 82 | 4 | / |
| Meliendez | 82 | 2 | / |
| Melendeez | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meluendez | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meelendez | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meloendez | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melendiez | 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 | / |
| Melendiz | 75 | 54 | / |
| Melemdez | 75 | 26 | / |
| Milendez | 75 | 13 | / |
| Melindes | 75 | 7 | / |
| Melendey | 75 | 5 | / |
| Melendex | 75 | 5 | / |
| Melendea | 75 | 3 | / |
| Melendee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melindiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Milindez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melindje | 75 | 1 | / |
| 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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