Menjivar Surname

11,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Menjivar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menjivar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador31,2671:20347
Honduras9,7041:909200
United States5,7511:63,0257,377
Guatemala6101:26,3651,775
Canada2961:124,47813,021
Belize1901:1,871428
Mexico1831:678,28510,640
Spain1481:315,89218,720
Costa Rica1191:40,1691,012
Nicaragua531:113,6051,989
Australia471:574,37741,856
Panama271:144,8984,800
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Menjívar (10) are calculated separately.

Menjivar (43) may also be a first name.

Menjivar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menjivar is found most frequently in El Salvador. It may appear as: Menjívar. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menjivar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Menjivar is the 11,595th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 150,299 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Menjivar are found; 87 percent are found in Central America and 86 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,545,828th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 43 people.

This last name is most widely held in El Salvador, where it is carried by 31,267 people, or 1 in 203. In El Salvador Menjivar is most prevalent in: San Salvador Department, where 30 percent are found, La Libertad Department, where 20 percent are found and Chalatenango Department, where 17 percent are found. Not including El Salvador Menjivar occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Honduras, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Menjivar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Menjivar surname are 45.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Menjivar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $40,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.08% less than the national average, earning $43,681 CAD per year.

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