Menezes Surname
Approximately 290,444 people bear this surname
Menezes Surname User-submission:
The Meneses family is one of the most noble and ancient lineages of Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain). Throughout its history existed Earls and Dukes with the surname Meneses.
The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was Tello Pérez de Meneses.
Read More About This SurnameMenezes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 217,325 | 1:985 | 116 |
| Angola | 25,635 | 1:1,053 | 183 |
| Mozambique | 16,686 | 1:1,634 | 386 |
| India | 7,892 | 1:97,195 | 6,398 |
| Portugal | 7,048 | 1:1,478 | 224 |
| East Timor | 6,516 | 1:187 | 53 |
| United States | 2,500 | 1:144,984 | 14,985 |
| Canada | 1,024 | 1:35,982 | 4,590 |
| Oman | 1,001 | 1:3,684 | 530 |
| England | 696 | 1:80,055 | 8,918 |
| South Africa | 625 | 1:86,684 | 10,659 |
| Australia | 518 | 1:52,115 | 6,434 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 354 | 1:501 | 97 |
| Uruguay | 305 | 1:11,252 | 1,266 |
| Kuwait | 212 | 1:17,928 | 2,427 |
| New Zealand | 178 | 1:25,440 | 4,458 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| France | 154 | 1:431,316 | 62,491 |
| Spain | 151 | 1:309,616 | 18,455 |
| United Arab Emirates | 136 | 1:67,370 | 6,326 |
| Thailand | 105 | 1:672,746 | 112,498 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Suriname | 89 | 1:6,209 | 1,452 |
| Venezuela | 82 | 1:368,342 | 7,849 |
| Argentina | 74 | 1:577,614 | 41,358 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| Ecuador | 60 | 1:265,097 | 8,624 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Colombia | 42 | 1:1,137,478 | 9,713 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Guyana | 37 | 1:20,601 | 2,557 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Cape Verde | 7 | 1:75,663 | 2,587 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Grenada | 7 | 1:15,505 | 950 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Menêzes (12), Menezês (1) & Menezès (1) are calculated separately.
Menezes (480) may also be a first name.
Menezes Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Meneses family is one of the most noble and ancient lineages of Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain). Throughout its history existed Earls and Dukes with the surname Meneses.
The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was Tello Pérez de Meneses. The family wealth and power grew remarkably along the 13th and 14th centuries, through several marriages with the Castilian and Portuguese royal families.
Tello Pérez de Meneses (died c. 1200) was a Castilian magnate and military leader under the reign of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, and the ancestor of the Téllez de Meneses, a prominent noble lineage, whose descendants include several royal members including Queen María de Molina, Tello's great-granddaughter, and Leonor Telles de Meneses, queen consort of Portugal. The Téllez de Meneses was one of the most influential and powerful aristocratic groups in Tierra de Campos (greater comarca that straddles the provinces of León, Zamora, Valladolid and Palencia, in Castile and León, Spain).
In Portugal, the surname Meneses suffered variation to Menezes (with has the similar pronunciation).
- mikabelinhaMeneses, sometimes Menezes in Portuguese, was originally a noble surname which originated in Montes Torozos, a region in Tierra de Campos, northeast of Valladolid and southeast of Palencia. The ancestor of the Meneses lineage was Tello Pérez de Meneses.
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Menezes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menezes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Menezes (Arabic: مينيزس, Hindi: मेनेज, Marathi: मेनेझेस, Russian: Менезес) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Menêzes, Menezês or Menezès. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menezes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Menezes is the 1,888th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 25,091 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Menezes live; 75 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 388,155th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 480 people.
The last name Menezes is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 217,325 people, or 1 in 985. In Brazil Menezes is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 16 percent live, Bahia, where 12 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 105 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 9 percent live and Mozambique, where 6 percent live.
Menezes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Menezes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Menezes surname rose 62,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Menezes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Menezes surname are 42.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.49% registered with the political party.
The amount Menezes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 973.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 208,192 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.07% more than the national average, earning R 458,796 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.02% more than the national average, earning $26,340,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.46% more than the national average, earning $48,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.74% more than the national average, earning $58,996 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Menezes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menezes in the Hindi language | ||
| मेनेज | meneja | - |
| Menezes in the Marathi language | ||
| मेनेझेस | menejhesa | 38.81 |
| मेनेजेस | menejesa | 20.21 |
| मेनेझीस | menejhisa | 8.15 |
| मेनेजस | menejasa | 4.66 |
| मेनेजीस | menejisa | 3.23 |
| मेनेिजस | meneijasa | 3.23 |
| मॅनेझेस | menejhesa | 1.99 |
| मेनझेस | menajhesa | 1.8 |
| मेनेझस | menejhasa | 1.74 |
| मेनजेस | menajesa | 1.74 |
| मॅनेजीस | menejisa | 1.74 |
| मॅनेिजस | meneijasa | 1.74 |
| िमनेजेस | imanejesa | 1.49 |
| मॅनेझीस | menejhisa | 0.87 |
| मॅनेजस | menejasa | 0.62 |
| मनेजेस | manejesa | 0.62 |
| मेनेज़ेस | menezesa | 0.5 |
| मैनेजेस | mainejesa | 0.5 |
| मॅनेजेस | menejesa | 0.5 |
| मेनेनीस | menenisa | 0.37 |
| मॅनझेस | menajhesa | 0.37 |
| मेनेजश | menejasa | 0.37 |
| मनेझेस | manejhesa | 0.31 |
| मोनेजेस | monejesa | 0.25 |
| मेनीझेस | menijhesa | 0.25 |
| मेनीजेस | menijesa | 0.25 |
| मीनेझेस | minejhesa | 0.25 |
| मेिनजेस | meinajesa | 0.25 |
| मॅनेज़ेस | menezesa | 0.25 |
| मीनेजेस | minejesa | 0.25 |
| मेन्झेस | menjhesa | 0.25 |
| मेनेघेस | meneghesa | 0.12 |
| मेनेसस | menesasa | 0.12 |
| मेन्जेस | menjesa | 0.12 |
| मॅनेअेस | meneaesa | 0.12 |
| मेनेझेल | menejhela | 0.12 |
| मेनेजेज | menejeja | 0.12 |
| मेनेझेज | menejheja | 0.12 |
| मेनेसीस | menesisa | 0.12 |
| मेनसेस | menasesa | 0.12 |
| मेनेजे | meneje | 0.06 |
| Menezes in the Russian language | ||
| Менезес | menezes | - |
| Menezes in the Arabic language | ||
| مينيزس | mynyzs | - |
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