Mendis Surname
Approximately 84,642 people bear this surname
Mendis Surname User-submission:
Mendis is a Sri Lankan surname derived from the Portuguese surname Mendes.
Mendis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 79,157 | 1:263 | 22 |
| India | 1,417 | 1:541,331 | 26,771 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Australia | 500 | 1:53,991 | 6,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 471 | 1:19,453 | 2,281 |
| United States | 417 | 1:869,206 | 65,973 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| England | 315 | 1:176,883 | 16,062 |
| Canada | 235 | 1:156,790 | 15,900 |
| Colombia | 207 | 1:230,793 | 5,231 |
| Qatar | 197 | 1:11,970 | 1,310 |
| Brazil | 149 | 1:1,436,740 | 48,387 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| New Zealand | 74 | 1:61,194 | 9,493 |
| Peru | 45 | 1:706,314 | 16,453 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Maldives | 9 | 1:44,908 | 2,305 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Mendis (1,052) may also be a first name.
Mendis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mendis is a Sri Lankan surname derived from the Portuguese surname Mendes.
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Mendis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mendis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mendis (Bengali: মেন্ডিস, Hindi: मेण्डिस, Marathi: मडीस, Russian: Мендис) is found most in Sri Lanka. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mendis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mendis? popularity and diffusion
Mendis is the 6,673rd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 86,098 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Mendis reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mendis is also the 246,847th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 1,052 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 79,157 people, or 1 in 263. Besides Sri Lanka Mendis is found in 73 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.
Mendis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mendis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mendis surname grew 1,191 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mendis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Mendis are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.28% registered with the political party.
The amount Mendis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.06% less than the national average, earning 276,655 kr per year; in Peru they earn 62.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,344 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.65% less than the national average, earning $13,927,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.05% more than the national average, earning $53,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.91% more than the national average, earning $66,034 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mendis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mendis in the Marathi language | ||
| मडीस | madisa | 76.79 |
| मेन्डीस | mendisa | 9.42 |
| मदीस | madisa | 4.36 |
| मेनडीस | menadisa | 2.32 |
| मॅन्डीस | mendisa | 1.69 |
| मन्डीस | mandisa | 0.98 |
| मँडीस | mamdisa | 0.56 |
| मेन्दीस | mendisa | 0.49 |
| मेडीस | medisa | 0.42 |
| मेडेस | medesa | 0.28 |
| मेिन्डस | meindasa | 0.28 |
| मेण्डीस | mendisa | 0.14 |
| मॅिडस | meidasa | 0.14 |
| मंेडीस | mamedisa | 0.14 |
| मेलेडी | meledi | 0.14 |
| मेडींस | medinsa | 0.14 |
| डेनीस | denisa | 0.14 |
| मेिडस | meidasa | 0.14 |
| मॅिन्डस | meindasa | 0.14 |
| Mendis in the Bengali language | ||
| মেন্ডিস | mendisa | 75 |
| মেণ্ডিস | mendisa | 25 |
| Mendis in the Hindi language | ||
| मेण्डिस | mendisa | 30.77 |
| मेन्डिस | mendisa | 23.08 |
| मेंडिस | mendisa | 15.38 |
| मैंडिस | maindisa | 15.38 |
| डी | di | 7.69 |
| मेन्दीस | mendisa | 7.69 |
| Mendis in the Russian language | ||
| Мендис | mendis | - |
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