Menendes Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Menendes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menendes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2271:943,05933,636
Ecuador671:237,4018,339
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Menendes (20) may also be a first name.

Menendes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Menendes (Russian: Менендес) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menendes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 672,867th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Menendes live; 76 percent live in South America and 51 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 943,059. In Brazil Menendes is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 51 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 45 percent are found and Bahia, where 1 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Menendes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Menendes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Menendes last name grew 370 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menendes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Menendes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 49.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,709 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $19,099,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $47,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Menendes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menendes in the Russian language
Менендесmenendes-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Menendes
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