Mencia Surname
Approximately 15,875 people bear this surname
Mencia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 6,701 | 1:1,316 | 260 |
| Paraguay | 2,155 | 1:3,358 | 363 |
| Spain | 1,890 | 1:24,737 | 2,609 |
| Argentina | 1,401 | 1:30,509 | 2,565 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,233 | 1:8,461 | 746 |
| United States | 625 | 1:579,934 | 47,474 |
| Venezuela | 529 | 1:57,097 | 2,695 |
| Bolivia | 402 | 1:26,409 | 1,924 |
| Peru | 291 | 1:109,224 | 6,694 |
| Chile | 196 | 1:89,880 | 3,466 |
| Mexico | 125 | 1:993,010 | 13,084 |
| Brazil | 94 | 1:2,277,387 | 70,617 |
| El Salvador | 63 | 1:100,697 | 1,642 |
| Cuba | 60 | 1:192,045 | 4,162 |
| Nicaragua | 32 | 1:188,159 | 2,461 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Mencìa (1) are calculated separately.
Mencia (3,067) may also be a first name.
Mencia Demographics
Average Mencia Salary in
United States
$42,051 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mencìa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mencias | 92 | 8,115 | / |
| Menciaz | 92 | 3 | / |
| Menciaa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Menciad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Menca | 91 | 197 | / |
| Mencio | 83 | 542 | / |
| Mencha | 83 | 80 | / |
| Mincia | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mendca | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mencai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mencoa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Memcia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mencay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mentsia | 77 | 25 | / |
| Menchai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mincias | 77 | 3 | / |
| Méncias | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mentcha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Menchau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Menchei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menchea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menceah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menchah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menczat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menchay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Menza | 73 | 12,268 | / |
| Menco | 73 | 5,803 | / |
| Minca | 73 | 3,168 | / |
| Mença | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mncio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mncah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mncai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mînca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mncha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mientsia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menchoij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mentchah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maenza | 67 | 2,184 | / |
| Mincha | 67 | 506 | / |
| Mendza | 67 | 207 | / |
| Mencho | 67 | 198 | / |
| Muenza | 67 | 179 | / |
| Mincea | 67 | 138 | / |
| Mentza | 67 | 85 | / |
| Mincai | 67 | 58 | / |
| Mincay | 67 | 57 | / |
| Mencey | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mincio | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mincza | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mentsa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Moenza | 67 | 23 | / |
| Menzah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mienza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mencoy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Menzsa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Myncha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Menzei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Menzay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Menchó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menzha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mendsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menzea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnchha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mencia
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