Mex Surname

39,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Mex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico11,1151:11,1671,080
Guatemala8811:18,2551,514
Papua New Guinea4081:19,9852,097
Germany2151:374,44435,419
Nigeria1771:1,000,80742,311
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Solomon Islands371:15,6762,975
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
France241:2,767,613196,808
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
India111:69,733,217610,955
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Belize71:50,7822,565
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Méx (5) are calculated separately.

Mex (1,474) may also be a first name.

Mex Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mex is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Méx. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mex? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,057th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 541,744 people. Mex is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Mex live; 84 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 202,756th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 1,474 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 11,115 people, or 1 in 11,167. In Mexico Mex is most prevalent in: Yucatán, where 69 percent live, Quintana Roo, where 20 percent live and Campeche, where 8 percent live. Not including Mexico it is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Mex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mex has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mex surname rose 733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mex Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mex surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

Mex earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.8% less than the national average, earning $35,035 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méx895/
Meex86398/
Meux86374/
Maex86322/
Meix86174/
Mexe8653/
Moex8623/
Miex8612/
Mexs8610/
Meax864/
Mecx863/
Mexx862/
Medx862/
Mext862/
Megx862/
Mehx862/
Metx861/
Mesx861/
Mhex861/
Meinx7529/
Meekx754/
Mettx751/
Meixe751/
Meecx751/
Meanx751/
Max6745,020/
Mix6712,751/
Mek678,694/
Mes674,813/
Mez673,474/
Mox671,818/
Mec671,284/
Meß67841/
Mej67767/
Meç67295/
Meg67204/
Möx6753/
Myx6753/
Mäx6722/
Moeckx6721/
Meš6717/
Meq678/
Mjx677/
Meeckx671/
Mexova671/

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