Mendiola Surname

8,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Mendiola Surname Definition:

"-Ola" is a Basque suffix which gives this name the meaning of place of the mountain.

Refers to the ironworks on the mountain and is a Basque name.

Basque name from Guernica (Vizcaya).

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Mendiola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico27,3471:4,539591
Philippines17,4931:5,787489
United States9,9781:36,3264,510
Spain1,9871:23,5292,510
Guam1,0501:15212
Peru1,0381:30,6213,126
Nicaragua8681:6,937607
Northern Mariana Islands7311:7512
Argentina5911:72,3246,148
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Cuba2451:47,0311,972
Paraguay2311:31,3281,062
Micronesia1511:704173
French Polynesia1411:1,992395
Costa Rica1141:41,9301,046
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Uruguay1121:30,6413,531
Singapore861:64,0432,603
France771:862,633101,453
El Salvador731:86,9031,556
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Venezuela641:471,9399,218
Colombia501:955,4819,064
Chile361:489,34612,617
Ecuador351:454,45310,445
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia281:964,13257,058
Israel231:372,07130,321
England201:2,785,90397,972
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Palau41:5,411112
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Mendiola (117) may also be a first name.

Mendiola Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"-Ola" is a Basque suffix which gives this name the meaning of place of the mountain.

Refers to the ironworks on the mountain and is a Basque name.

Basque name from Guernica (Vizcaya).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Basque origin.

Meaning: mendi (mountain) + ola (foundry) : 'foundry from the mountain'.

Also an small neighborhood from Abadiano (Bizkaia - Basque Country).

- mendiola

Mendiola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mendiola (Arabic: منديولا) is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendiola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,941st most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 114,964 people. The surname Mendiola occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Mendiola reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 117 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 27,347 people, or 1 in 4,539. In Mexico Mendiola is most common in: México, where 19 percent live, Guanajuato, where 15 percent live and Mexico City, where 9 percent live. Barring Mexico Mendiola exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Mendiola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mendiola has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mendiola surname increased 35,636 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mendiola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mendiola last name are 3.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mendiola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 63.24% less than the national average, earning €11,038 per year; in Peru they earn 86.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,191 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.47% less than the national average, earning $18,055,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.36% less than the national average, earning $37,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $54,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mendiola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mendiola in the Arabic language
منديولاmndywla-

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