Mendonca Surname

3,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Guyana

Mendonca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mendonca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil164,2471:1,303150
United States3,9271:92,29910,372
India1,3261:578,48128,168
Indonesia9681:136,62113,592
Canada9241:39,8764,977
Guyana6651:1,146175
Argentina5231:81,7276,921
England4241:131,41113,004
France3031:219,21734,056
South Africa2011:269,54126,840
Venezuela1671:180,8635,156
Spain1061:441,05723,230
Uruguay651:52,7965,844
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Australia621:435,41534,362
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Paraguay451:160,8173,242
Trinidad and Tobago361:37,8883,656
Ivory Coast321:720,97619,991
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Jersey201:4,960981
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Cape Verde121:44,1371,620
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010

The alternate forms: Mendonça (110,855) are calculated separately.

Mendonca (138) may also be a first name.

Mendonca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mendonca is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Mendonça. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendonca? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,229th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 41,796 people. The surname Mendonca occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Mendonca reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 94 percent reside in Luso-South America. Mendonca is also the 787,636th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 138 people.

It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 164,247 people, or 1 in 1,303. In Brazil Mendonca is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Mendonca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mendonca surname are 44.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Mendonca earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.81% more than the national average, earning R 600,780 per year; in United States they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $46,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,147 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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