Meneses Surname

1,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Meneses Surname Definition:

Variant of Menéndez (see).

Ancient surname found in Leon. Of obscure origin, name may derive from latin "ministerium" to Spanish "menester" - necessity, want, need.

Castilian name from Meneses de Campos, political subdivision of Frechilla (Palencia), and descendant of royal house of Leon.

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Meneses Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia59,9371:797167
Mexico46,6831:2,659381
Brazil34,6151:6,184443
Philippines19,3701:5,227425
Venezuela16,8421:1,793319
Chile16,5211:1,066224
Mozambique12,9781:2,101523
Peru12,0511:2,637439
Bolivia7,5231:1,411278
United States7,1141:50,9506,148
Cuba5,8661:1,964297
Ecuador5,6521:2,814492
Nicaragua5,0841:1,184238
Portugal5,0011:2,083299
Spain4,9591:9,4281,119
Angola3,5491:7,605975
Panama3,4441:1,136199
Argentina3,0021:14,2381,282
Costa Rica2,7621:1,731263
Guatemala1,8271:8,8031,008
Uruguay1,3821:2,483292
Canada5291:69,6517,992
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
France3521:188,70129,353
Dominican Republic1931:54,0572,726
El Salvador1491:42,5761,216
England1211:460,48030,233
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
Germany841:958,39866,883
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Australia771:350,59429,558
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Paraguay581:124,7712,739
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Belize381:9,3551,258
Guam331:4,852643
Singapore301:183,5907,666
India241:31,961,058386,265
Andorra181:4,658913
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Oman121:307,3314,704
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Sweden111:895,16066,831
China111:124,301,9616,553
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Jersey31:33,0674,675
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Macau21:300,8151,009
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Meñeses (28), Menêses (10), Menéses (4) & Menesês (2) are calculated separately.

Meneses (200) may also be a first name.

Meneses Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variant of Menéndez (see).

Ancient surname found in Leon. Of obscure origin, name may derive from latin "ministerium" to Spanish "menester" - necessity, want, need.

Castilian name from Meneses de Campos, political subdivision of Frechilla (Palencia), and descendant of royal house of Leon. One branch in Portugal.

See Meléndez, Méndez, Menéndez.

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

Meneses Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meneses (Marathi: मेनेसेस, Russian: Менесес) is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Meñeses, Menêses, Menéses or Menesês. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meneses? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meneses is the 1,959th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 26,137 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Meneses are found; 56 percent are found in South America and 27 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Meneses is also the 640,739th most numerous first name globally, borne by 200 people.

The surname Meneses is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is carried by 59,937 people, or 1 in 797. In Colombia Meneses is primarily found in: Nariño Department, where 15 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 14 percent reside and Cauca Department, where 13 percent reside. Other than Colombia Meneses is found in 92 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Meneses Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meneses has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 355,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meneses Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meneses last name are 42.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meneses earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,412 per year; in South Africa they earn 135.75% more than the national average, earning R 560,232 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning $20,056,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $41,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $50,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meñeses9528/
Menêses9510/
Menéses954/
Menesês952/
Menesses93467/
Menesess9322/
Menesces935/
Menesese934/
Meneszes934/
Menedses932/
Menesjes931/
Meneeses931/
Menezses931/
Maeneses931/
Menese921,008/
Menessess881/
D'Meneses881/
Menezes86290,444/
Meneces866,705/
Menesis86666/
Mineses86445/
Menessy86350/
Menejes86322/
Meneese86232/
Menessi86194/
Menexes86181/
Menesse86180/
Maneses8693/
Menises8692/
Menesez8687/
Menesee8655/
Menetse8640/
Meneshe8632/
Meneges8624/
Moneses8615/
Menases868/
Meneesy864/
Menesey864/
Menesea863/
Meneser863/
Menesec863/
Menessa863/
Meneset863/
Meneesa861/
Menejse861/
Menoses861/
Mengese861/
Menehse861/
Menezies80119/
Menezzes8016/
Menegesh8016/
Mengeshe8011/
Menejesh807/
Menezess805/
Meneizes805/
Menessee804/
Manesses804/
Meneezes804/
Meenezes803/
Menezxes803/
Menecesd802/
Menejhes802/
Menejiss801/
Meneshie801/
Menezees801/
Menesser801/
Menessis801/
Minesses801/
Menessei801/
Meneassi801/
Menecess801/
Meneesha801/
Meneissi801/
Meneassy801/
Megnesse801/
Meneesai801/
Meneesse800/
Menesy771,449/
Menesi77385/
Menexe77182/
Menece77119/
Meneze77117/
Meneje7774/
Menesa7754/
Meneşe7743/
Menise7737/
Menege7731/
Minese7723/
Mănese771/
Meeneesse751/
Menessiez751/
Meenetshe751/
Manesis71863/
Manases71343/
Menezis71341/
Menejis71327/
Menissy71254/
Menexis71184/
Menezez71165/
Meneche71134/
Manezes71131/
Minezes71117/
Minessi71102/
Minejes7188/
Menegis7159/
Minesei7157/
Meneice7155/
Menijes7154/
Menecez7144/
Menizes7134/
Menisis7133/
Menhege7130/
Menezeu7127/
Mineces7127/
Menesaa7125/
Menecis7125/
Meneger7124/
Ménessy7124/
Menezer7118/
Menazes7117/
Minoses7113/
Menêzes7112/
Meenege7110/
Minessa719/
Menisee718/
Manises718/
Minesis717/
Minises717/
Menetje717/
Menezej716/
Menecer716/
Mainese716/
Meneisy716/
Menezey714/
Monezes714/
Mingese714/
Mineesy714/
Minessy714/
Menesha713/
Menissa713/
Menissi713/
Menegey712/
Meneget712/
Minesse712/
Monases712/
Monoses712/
Moñeses712/
Meneize712/
Minesee711/
Menajse711/
Meneged711/
Menejed711/
Meneshi711/
Menezex711/
Menezhe711/
Menisez711/
Menosis711/
Menozes711/
Moinese711/
Menegie711/
Meniges711/
Minease711/
Menezea711/
Menezês711/
Menezès711/
Menejez711/
Mañeses711/
Meñises711/
Menezie711/
Menices711/
Menesci711/
Menezee711/
Menecei711/
Mănesea711/
Mgeneze711/
Meniesi711/
Menezed711/
Menyssa711/
Meneece710/
Meniece710/
Meneace710/
Mineser710/
Meniser710/
Menisse710/
Menigee710/
Meineche67383/
Manasses67261/
Manessis67252/
Megnissi67202/
Menecier67195/
Mingeshe67164/
Menissez67139/
Mhengesi67112/
Moineuse6776/
Menetche6760/
Mejneche6742/
Megnisse6722/
Menashes6716/
Menejhis6714/
Mhemhese6710/
Meenetje6710/
Menechey679/
Mineissi677/
Menegeth677/
Meynisse675/
Mainejes673/
Meneizis672/
Menejais672/
Minaises672/
Menaszes672/
Menisser672/
Majnessi671/
Mainezes671/
Meeneege671/
Mineshis671/
Meneezis671/
Meneigis671/
Menejgis671/
Menejish671/
Menezeas671/
Menhiser671/
Meniezes671/
Menijesh671/
Menedjeh671/
Menesaha671/
Minessei671/
Meinissi671/
Menisset671/
Menissis671/
Menechet671/
Menechez671/
Menegist671/
Meneatsi671/
Menaissa671/
Mehneche671/
Menegett671/
Miniesey670/
Mignesey670/
Menescha670/
Meyneger670/
Meineage670/

Meneses Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meneses in the Marathi language
मेनेसेसmenesesa-
Meneses in the Russian language
Менесесmeneses-

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