Mendiang Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Mendiang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mendiang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mendiang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mendiang occurs in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendiang? popularity and diffusion

Mendiang is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Mendiang reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,644,836. In Senegal Mendiang is primarily concentrated in: Sédhiou Region, where 75 percent live and Ziguinchor Region, where 25 percent live. Beside Senegal Mendiang occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mendian9316/
Mndiang931/
Mendjang8848/
Mendiant8825/
Mendiane881/
Mendejian829/
Mendijian821/
Mehndijan821/
Mendean8078/
Mendjan809/
Mindian804/
Mendion801/
Mendianova784/
Mindjang7558/
Mengyang7524/
Mendaion7512/
Mendijon756/
Mendjane753/
Mendjand751/
Mendihanova743/
Mendijanova741/
Menďan7117/
Mndjan7110/
Mengyan6756/
Mendyam674/
Mindiam671/
Mendjam671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mendiang
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