Mendano Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Mendano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Mendaño (1,118) are calculated separately.
Mendano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mendano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mendano is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mendaño. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mendano? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Mendano is mostly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Mendano are found; 32 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 32 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Mendano is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Mendano is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 67 percent reside and National Capital District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 29 percent reside and Ecuador, where 27 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendaño | 95 | 1,118 | / |
| Moendano | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mendeano | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mndano | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mendana | 86 | 841 | / |
| Mindano | 86 | 337 | / |
| Mndango | 86 | 105 | / |
| Mendono | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mendongo | 80 | 107 | / |
| Mendanga | 80 | 62 | / |
| Mendanau | 80 | 6 | / |
| Muendana | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mindanou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mindango | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mendanah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maendana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mendanas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mendanaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mndana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mindannou | 75 | 39 | / |
| Mendanaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mendounos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mendounou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Menndanha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mendaña | 71 | 1,234 | / |
| Mndanga | 71 | 520 | / |
| Mindana | 71 | 101 | / |
| Mendona | 71 | 24 | / |
| Mindaño | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mndongo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mindono | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mendoño | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meñdana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mindanga | 67 | 209 | / |
| Mendonga | 67 | 135 | / |
| Mindongo | 67 | 85 | / |
| Mendonha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mendonas | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mindanau | 67 | 20 | / |
| M'Ndongo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mendosna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mindaina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgindana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mendonãa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mendouna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mindanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mendañha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmendaña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mindonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mendachinna | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mendano
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