Menedez Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Menedez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menedez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:936,58670,075
Puerto Rico1231:28,863855
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Cuba151:768,1816,046
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Menédez (1) are calculated separately.

Menedez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menedez is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Menédez. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Menedez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 492,243rd most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Menedez reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 936,586. In The United States Menedez is most prevalent in: Florida, where 36 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Puerto Rico, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Menedez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Menedez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Menedez surname expanded 38,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menedez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Menedez last name are 44.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.44% registered with the party.

The amount Menedez earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 3.25% less than the national average, earning $21,965,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 13.84% less than the national average, earning $37,178 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menédez951/
Meneddez931/
Menede9241/
Mengede86449/
Meneder86181/
Meneide86108/
Menedes8665/
Menedie8617/
Menadez8617/
Menedee865/
Meneade862/
Manedez862/
Menedec862/
Menidez861/
Meanede861/
Minedez861/
Meneades8025/
Menedi77157/
Meneda7798/
Menide774/
Menedy773/
Meñdez771/
Minede770/
Meneddi71118/
Menedis7141/
Menieda7123/
Manedes7120/
Menides7118/
Mengedé7116/
Meneddy7112/
Mengide718/
Menhedi717/
Minadez713/
Meneedi713/
Menedio713/
Mehnedi713/
Myneder712/
Mynedie712/
Menayde712/
Mineder711/
Minedes711/
Meneday711/
Menhdee711/
Meneida711/
Menideu711/
Menades711/
Menehdy711/
Monedes710/
Menaides679/
Mengeddi675/
Meneidis674/
Minaedes672/
Maignede672/
Menadesh671/
Manhedes671/
Megnideh671/
Menedays671/
Menaydes671/
Mineides671/
Maneides671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Menedez
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