Mendis Surname

6,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Mendis Surname User-submission:

Mendis is a Sri Lankan surname derived from the Portuguese surname Mendes.

Mendis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka79,1571:26322
India1,4171:541,33126,771
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Australia5001:53,9916,638
United Arab Emirates4711:19,4532,281
United States4171:869,20665,973
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
England3151:176,88316,062
Canada2351:156,79015,900
Colombia2071:230,7935,231
Qatar1971:11,9701,310
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Peru451:706,31416,453
Singapore431:128,0865,748
France211:3,162,987209,042
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Norway101:514,22941,629
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Maldives91:44,9082,305
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Oman61:614,6626,082
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

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.

- albanopirino

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mendies9270/
Mendise9239/
Mendish9214/
Mendhis928/
Mendeis922/
Mendios922/
Menndis921/
Mendi9110,512/
Mendisch8625/
Mendes831,341,184/
Mendie834,532/
Mendai832,295/
Muendi832,011/
Mehndi831,316/
Mendiz831,013/
Mendio83507/
Moendi83406/
Mendys83248/
Mendhi83244/
Mendit83109/
Maendi8350/
Mendei8344/
Mendij8333/
Mendès8329/
Mindis8326/
Meundi8320/
Mendip8312/
Mendui8310/
Mendic839/
Mendih837/
Mendid835/
Meendi834/
Mendii833/
Mendés833/
Menndi832/
Mendoi831/
Memndi831/
Mndi80490/
Mendesh77133/
Mendije7782/
Maendai7767/
Mmendie7758/
Mendese7754/
Mindish7745/
Mendieh7732/
Mendess7731/
Mendees7715/
Menndes7715/
Menddes7714/
Meendes778/
Mendesz778/
Mendezs778/
Maendes778/
Mendges778/
Mmendes777/
Mendioa776/
Mesndes776/
Mendhes773/
Mendhai773/
Mendice773/
Mendoiz773/
Mendesd773/
Mendiea772/
Mendiez772/
Memndes772/
Mehndhi772/
Mendich771/
Mendysh771/
Maendhi771/
Mehndes771/
Menndij771/
Menndie771/
Menddie771/
Mentdes771/
Mindise771/
Mendioh771/
Mindies771/
Mendest771/
Moendes771/
Mendy73101,037/
Mende7329,098/
Menda7317,890/
Mindi733,207/
Mndai73131/
Mhndi7315/
Memdi7311/
Mndes739/
Mndii738/
Mündi738/
Myndi733/
Mndui732/
Mndie732/
Mendá732/
Mendé732/
Mmndi731/
Mnhdi731/
Menditch7161/
Mendeshe7156/
Meendees715/
Mendesse714/
Mendierz713/
Mehenhdi711/
Mendeesh711/
Mendhaid711/
Mendiche711/
Mendez671,692,109/
Mendhe6722,339/
Muindi6713,760/
Maende672,824/
Muende672,540/
Mendeş672,196/
Mender672,177/
Mendea671,046/
Mendha67436/
Menday67423/
Mendje67392/
Mendee67370/
Mendeš67295/
Mienda67277/
Meenda67247/
Mindhi67229/
Mindes67203/
Mindai67165/
Mindie67127/
Mendey67103/
Miende6797/
Mendeh6792/
Memdes6777/
Moende6776/
Mindiz6768/
Mendoa6760/
Mindui6758/
Mendet6757/
Myndei6754/
Mendep6749/
Mendex6744/
Mendec6743/
Mindii6742/
Myndio6740/
Mendoj6738/
Meende6737/
Mindih6736/
Mendoy6735/
Mindio6731/
Mendeľ6731/
Mendaa6729/
Mindoi6729/
Mendéz6722/
Mmende6722/
Mindit6722/
Mendizova6722/
Mindip6721/
Mihndi6721/
Myndai6718/
Mindic6713/
Mendde6712/
Mendej6711/
Muundi679/
Mended678/
Mendda677/
Méndes677/
Mendesová676/
Méndiz676/
Mendèz676/
Mendge674/
Mennde674/
Mendež674/
Minddi673/
Mendaj673/
Mmenda672/
Mendithch672/
Miondi672/
Mendìa672/
Mendesova672/
Mndhai672/
Mehnde672/
Menddy671/
Mendeu671/
Menndy671/
Mėndes671/
Mêndes671/
Mindiy671/
Mimndi671/
Mehndy671/
Mendhy671/
Mendyz671/
Mendíz671/
Mündes671/
Mgindi671/
Myondi671/
Mennda671/
Mindys671/

Mendis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mendis in the Marathi language
मडीसmadisa76.79
मेन्डीसmendisa9.42
मदीसmadisa4.36
मेनडीसmenadisa2.32
मॅन्डीसmendisa1.69
मन्डीसmandisa0.98
मँडीसmamdisa0.56
मेन्दीसmendisa0.49
मेडीसmedisa0.42
मेडेसmedesa0.28
मेिन्डसmeindasa0.28
मेण्डीसmendisa0.14
मॅिडसmeidasa0.14
मंेडीसmamedisa0.14
मेलेडीmeledi0.14
मेडींसmedinsa0.14
डेनीसdenisa0.14
मेिडसmeidasa0.14
मॅिन्डसmeindasa0.14
Mendis in the Bengali language
মেন্ডিসmendisa75
মেণ্ডিসmendisa25
Mendis in the Hindi language
मेण्डिसmendisa30.77
मेन्डिसmendisa23.08
मेंडिसmendisa15.38
मैंडिसmaindisa15.38
डीdi7.69
मेन्दीसmendisa7.69
Mendis in the Russian language
Мендисmendis-

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