Mencia Surname

33,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Mencia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mencia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras6,7011:1,316260
Paraguay2,1551:3,358363
Spain1,8901:24,7372,609
Argentina1,4011:30,5092,565
Dominican Republic1,2331:8,461746
United States6251:579,93447,474
Venezuela5291:57,0972,695
Bolivia4021:26,4091,924
Peru2911:109,2246,694
Chile1961:89,8803,466
Mexico1251:993,01013,084
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
El Salvador631:100,6971,642
Cuba601:192,0454,162
Nicaragua321:188,1592,461
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England91:6,190,895170,599
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Belize51:71,0952,977
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Mencia (3,067) may also be a first name.

Mencia Last Name Facts

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

Mencia occurs more in Honduras more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mencìa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mencia? popularity and diffusion

Mencia is the 33,463rd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 459,058 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Mencia reside; 43 percent reside in Central America and 43 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Mencia is also the 130,317th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 3,067 people.

The surname is most widespread in Honduras, where it is borne by 6,701 people, or 1 in 1,316. In Honduras Mencia is most numerous in: Yoro Department, where 33 percent live, Comayagua Department, where 23 percent live and Cortés Department, where 15 percent live. Besides Honduras it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 14 percent live and Spain, where 12 percent live.

Mencia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mencia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mencia last name increased 62,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mencia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mencia surname are 42.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mencia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 35.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,431 per year and in United States they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning $42,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mencìa941/
Mencias928,115/
Menciaz923/
Menciaa922/
Menciad921/
Menca91197/
Mencio83542/
Mencha8380/
Mincia838/
Mendca835/
Mencai832/
Mencoa832/
Memcia831/
Mencay831/
Mentsia7725/
Menchai7715/
Mincias773/
Méncias773/
Mentcha772/
Menchau772/
Menchei771/
Menchea771/
Menceah771/
Menchah771/
Menczat771/
Menchay771/
Menza7312,268/
Menco735,803/
Minca733,168/
Mença735/
Mncio732/
Mncah731/
Mncai731/
Mînca731/
Mncha731/
Mientsia711/
Menchoij711/
Mentchah711/
Maenza672,184/
Mincha67506/
Mendza67207/
Mencho67198/
Muenza67179/
Mincea67138/
Mentza6785/
Mincai6758/
Mincay6757/
Mencey6751/
Mincio6738/
Mincza6735/
Mentsa6729/
Moenza6723/
Menzah6720/
Mienza678/
Mencoy677/
Menzsa675/
Myncha674/
Menzei673/
Menzay672/
Menchó671/
Menzha671/
Mendsa671/
Menzea671/
Mnchha671/

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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 Mencia
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