Mexia Surname

111,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Portugal

Mexia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mexia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,3651:52,4852,661
Portugal1,2361:8,429753
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
Philippines1201:843,65278,842
Spain581:806,07033,159
Greece371:299,45443,754
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
England71:7,959,723202,100
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Macau11:601,6301,582
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Mexía (15) & Méxia (1) are calculated separately.

Mexia (44) may also be a first name.

Mexia Last Name Facts

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

Mexia occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Mexía or Méxia. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mexia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mexia is the 111,569th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,751,393 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Mexia are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 44 people.

The surname Mexia is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 2,365 people, or 1 in 52,485. In Mexico Mexia is primarily found in: Sonora, where 42 percent reside, Sinaloa, where 29 percent reside and Baja California, where 13 percent reside. Beside Mexico it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Mexia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mexia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mexia last name grew 3,943 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mexia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mexia last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Mexia earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 34.7% more than the national average, earning $30,580,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $41,882 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mexía9315/
Méxia931/
Mexias91162/
Mesxia9128/
Meixia9121/
Mejia801,168,166/
Mesia805,685/
Maxia801,656/
Mezia8041/
Meçia8028/
Mixia8012/
Mesias7320,301/
Messia731,360/
Mescia73890/
Mesiha73414/
Mecija73361/
Meziat73342/
Mechia73250/
Meisya73206/
Mezias73120/
Mesiah73105/
Mejiaz7369/
Metsia7353/
Meijia7345/
Meshia7324/
Meizia7322/
Meziad7314/
Meesia7313/
Mmejia7310/
Mesiad7310/
Mejjia738/
Mejiaa737/
Measia736/
Mejiea734/
Medjia734/
Medsia734/
Mejiha733/
Mejiah733/
Micxia733/
Mesjia732/
Mezzia732/
Meajia732/
Maixia732/
Mixias732/
Mesiaz732/
Meysia731/
Mejija731/
Mekjia731/
Merzia731/
Meßias731/
Miezia731/
Mehsia731/
Mesiaa731/
Meziae731/
Mesgia730/
Messias67134,966/
Messiha672,107/
Mecchia671,185/
Messiah671,114/
Messiad67836/
Meschia67381/
Medjiah67215/
Mechiat6742/
Meisyah6727/
Meseiya6725/
Meshiea6715/
Mesaiya6711/
Meisiah677/
Measiah677/
Metchia676/
Mechias674/
Mezihad673/
Messiat673/
Medzhia672/
Meshiha672/
Mesieha672/
Messiaz672/
D'Mejia672/
Mesiaas672/
Metshia672/
Mieshia671/
Meeshia671/
Meihsia671/
Meijias671/
Meishia671/
Meisias671/
Mejajia671/
Mehdjia671/
Mesiàad671/
Mesiaph671/
Meesias671/
Mmechia671/
Mejhias671/
Mejiaaz671/
Mejihad671/
Megihap671/
Mesciaz671/
Mesiaah671/
Mesiasz671/
Mixieah671/
Mesiach671/
Mechiha671/
Meechia671/
Meissia671/
Meeziha671/
Meysias671/
Mezzias671/
Messiaa671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mexia
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