Mendoza Surname

209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,577,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Mendoza Surname Definition:

(Span.) apparently from the fem., mendósa, of Span. mendóso, ‘ mendacious.’

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Mendoza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico801,5161:15521
Philippines372,4021:2725
Venezuela207,8741:14517
Peru206,4221:15417
United States192,6931:1,881164
Colombia170,4391:28045
Ecuador77,9941:2049
Argentina69,4341:61679
Bolivia66,4701:16016
Guatemala63,3201:25440
Nicaragua63,1281:9512
Honduras51,2951:17226
Spain39,4981:1,184125
El Salvador38,1381:16635
Paraguay34,2601:21146
Cuba30,6911:37558
Panama27,2341:14419
Chile19,4191:907206
Dominican Republic14,8521:702127
Costa Rica9,5421:501131
Canada3,6591:10,0701,502
Brazil2,4401:87,7353,305
Uruguay2,1131:1,624201
Puerto Rico2,1121:1,681191
France1,3971:47,5476,134
Australia1,1731:23,0143,170
England1,0261:54,3066,608
Trinidad and Tobago9171:1,487223
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Belize3881:916202
Thailand3561:198,42232,844
Italy3551:172,27226,023
Germany3021:266,57428,403
Taiwan2641:88,806891
Guam2431:65990
Oman2261:16,3181,678
United Arab Emirates1991:46,0424,699
New Zealand1941:23,3424,099
Japan1811:706,32217,095
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
India1411:5,440,180132,298
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
Belgium1201:95,80514,735
Senegal1181:123,5541,158
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
Malaysia931:317,14217,217
Austria921:92,55913,542
Sweden921:107,0307,712
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Switzerland841:97,77310,519
Norway811:63,4859,023
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Northern Mariana Islands751:728120
Israel621:138,02614,788
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Greece501:221,59634,567
Hong Kong481:152,8232,942
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
China421:32,555,2751,726
Brunei381:11,0191,313
Curaçao331:4,765122
Aruba321:3,234449
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Wales301:103,1518,167
Micronesia251:4,250573
Vietnam221:4,211,1842,363
South Korea211:2,440,012510
Finland201:274,83520,939
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Malta181:23,9041,289
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Macau131:46,279367
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
East Timor41:303,982255
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Anguilla21:6,718471
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Comoros21:374,762673
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Dominica21:37,946685
Gabon21:944,5976,773
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Mozambique21:13,630,7847,358
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Togo21:3,623,88411,997
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nauru11:11,879452
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2731:183,95116,312

The alternate forms: Mendóza (9), Méndoza (5), Mendozá (2) & Mendöza (1) are calculated separately.

Mendoza (2,500) may also be a first name.

Mendoza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Span.) apparently from the fem., mendósa, of Span. mendóso, ‘ mendacious.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One who came from Mendoza (cold or high mountains).

A Basque root "mendi" suggests that the name means "son of the mountain dweller." Place name in Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.

Ancient surname found in Vizcaya, Castile, Aragon, and Navarre. Name of village near Vitoria. Derived from Basque "mendi" and "oza" - mountain and cold or frigid. Hence mountain area noted for being a cold, frigid place.

This is a Basque name that means many mountains.

Mendoza is a contraction of Menendo meaning "el rellano del monte" or metaphorically the cold of the mountain.

Castilian name.

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

(Portugese, Spanish) One who came from Mendoza (cold or high mountains).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'of the hills'.

- shedozer

Mendoza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mendoza (Arabic: ميندوزا, Georgian: მენდოზა, Marathi: मेन्डोझा, Russian: Мендоза) is found most frequently in Mexico. It may also be rendered as: Mendóza, Méndoza, Mendozá or Mendöza. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendoza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 209th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,827 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Mendoza are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Mendoza is also the 147,632nd most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 2,500 people.

It is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 801,516 people, or 1 in 155. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 15 percent live, Mexico City, where 9 percent live and Guanajuato, where 6 percent live. Not including Mexico Mendoza is found in 165 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Venezuela, where 8 percent live.

Mendoza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mendoza has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mendoza last name grew 70,584 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 766 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mendoza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mendoza last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mendoza last name are 42.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mendoza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.64% less than the national average, earning €15,122 per year; in Norway they earn 17.48% less than the national average, earning 285,570 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,269 per year; in South Africa they earn 123.13% more than the national average, earning R 530,244 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning $19,542,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.18% less than the national average, earning $36,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning $47,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mendoza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mendoza in the Georgian language
მენდოზაmendoza-
Mendoza in the Marathi language
मेन्डोझाmendojha52.94
मेनडोझाmenadojha17.65
मॅन्डोझाmendojha17.65
मेनडmenada5.88
मेन्डोझााशीmendojhaasi5.88
Mendoza in the Russian language
Мендозаmendoza-
Mendoza in the Arabic language
ميندوزاmyndwza-
مندوزاmndwza-

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Mendoza Reference & Research

Mendoza DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Mendoza FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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