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Where Does The Last Name Mendes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mendes (Arabic: ميندس, Hindi: मेन्डेस, Marathi: मडेस, Russian: Мендес) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Mendeş, Mendeš, Mendès, Méndes, Mendés, Mėndes or Mêndes. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 380^th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,434 people. Mendes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Mendes are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 66 percent are found in Luso-South America. Mendes is also the 55,483^rd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 11,589 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 885,997 people, or 1 in 242. In Brazil Mendes is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 19 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 163 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 11 percent are found and Guinea-Bissau, where 6 percent are found.

Mendes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Mendes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 8,005 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 5,815 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mendes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mendes last name is chiefly Orthodox (64%) in Russia, Melkite Greek Catholic (61%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mendes surname are 42.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mendes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 56.21% less than the national average, earning €13,150 per year; in Norway they earn 22.49% less than the national average, earning 268,250 kr per year; in Peru they earn 45.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,584 per year; in South Africa they earn 117.95% more than the national average, earning R 517,932 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $23,080,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $44,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.57% more than the national average, earning $53,939 CAD per year.