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

Mendes (Arabic: ميندس, Hindi: मेन्डेस, Marathi: मडेस, Russian: Мендес) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Mendeş, Mendeš, Mendès, Méndes, Mendés, Mėndes or Mêndes. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mendes.

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

The surname Mendes is the 380^th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,434 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Mendes live; 66 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Luso-South America. Mendes is also the 55,483^rd most common given name internationally, held by 11,589 people.

Mendes is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 885,997 people, or 1 in 242. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 163 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 11 percent live and Guinea-Bissau, where 6 percent live.

Mendes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Mendes Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Mendes are 42.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.92% being 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.