Mendes Varela Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cape Verde
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Mendes Varela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mendes Varela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cape Verde921:5,757220
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Mendes Varela Last Name Facts

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

Mendes Varela is more commonly found in Cape Verde than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Mendes Varela is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Mendes Varela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Mendes Varela live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Luso-West Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Cape Verde, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 5,757. In Cape Verde it is primarily concentrated in: Santiago, where 99 percent reside and Maio, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Cape Verde this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mendes Varella962/
Mendez Varela922/
Mendes Varelo921/
Montes Varela851/
Mendes Verli801/
Mendes Verly801/
Mendes Forel801/
Mandsavrwala641/

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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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  • 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 Mendes Varela
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