Mends Surname

54,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mends Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mends Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8,6591:3,121485
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
England941:592,74535,632
Liberia411:107,5258,436
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Wales161:193,40812,484
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Grenada81:13,567908
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Wales451:34,8541,900
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mends (240) may also be a first name.

Mends Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mends is found most frequently in Ghana. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mends? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,952nd most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 787,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mends are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mends is also the 577,234th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 240 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 8,659 people, or 1 in 3,121. Not including Ghana it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Mends Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mends has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mends last name expanded 8,800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mends Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mends last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the party.

The amount Mends earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.86% less than the national average, earning $30,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mendse9116/
Mendds911/
Mendzs911/
Meends911/
Mend891,684/
Mnds891/
Mendh80294/
Ments80212/
Mendt80166/
Mendz8081/
Münds8040/
Minds8027/
Mhnds8021/
Meend8015/
Muend8011/
Maend809/
Mehnd808/
Mencs802/
Memnd801/
Meund801/
Mesnd801/
Mennd801/
Mnd7517/
Meents73716/
Mendte7353/
Mentse7327/
Moendt7310/
Mients735/
Mendtz732/
Mndsth731/
Meenzs731/
Memndh731/
Mindås731/
Mentsh731/
Mentss730/
Menz6712,066/
Mind674,628/
Ment671,162/
Mendova671,036/
Mänd67750/
Menc67476/
Münd6786/
Mendová6774/
Ments'e6724/
Memd6723/
Mehendh6720/
Mentsch679/
Mynd678/
Mhndshh674/
Mnhd673/
Ment'se673/
Hmnd672/
Mhnd672/
Mndp671/
Mmnd671/
Menstch671/
Mendowa671/
Mendche671/
Mienths671/
Mentshe671/
'Mentse671/
Mnzs671/
Mndh671/
Mnnd671/
Menç670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mends
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