Mendes Santos Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Mendes Santos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mendes Santos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil8491:252,1499,718
Cape Verde151:35,3091,317
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mendes Santos Last Name Facts

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

Mendes Santos is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendes Santos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 403,960th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. The surname Mendes Santos occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Mendes Santos reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 98 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 849 people, or 1 in 252,149. In Brazil Mendes Santos is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 22 percent reside, Bahia, where 20 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 20 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cape Verde, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

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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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