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

Mendez (Arabic: منديز, Marathi: मेन्डेझ, Russian: Мендез) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Méndez, Mèndez, Mendéz, Mëndez, Mêndez, Mendèz, Mendež, Meñdez or Mėndez. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

Mendez is the 314^th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,307 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Mendez live; 43 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Hispano-North America. Mendez is also the 177,593^rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,844 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 603,687 people, or 1 in 206. In Mexico Mendez is most frequent in: Chiapas, where 16 percent are found, México, where 10 percent are found and Veracruz, where 9 percent are found. Not including Mexico Mendez is found in 163 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 8 percent are found and Guatemala, where 8 percent are found.

Mendez Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mendez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mendez last name grew 64,195 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,906 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mendez Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mendez surname is principally Orthodox (33%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mendez surname are 42.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.9% registered with the party.

The amount Mendez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.4% less than the national average, earning €6,786 per year; in Norway they earn 23.44% less than the national average, earning 264,968 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,939 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.86% less than the national average, earning R 107,280 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $22,507,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning $37,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $44,426 CAD per year.