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 is found most in Mexico. It can also appear as: Mexía or Méxia. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mexia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mexia is the 111,569th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,751,393 people. The surname Mexia occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Mexia live; 64 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Hispano-North America. Mexia is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 44 people.

Mexia is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,365 people, or 1 in 52,485. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Sonora, where 42 percent reside, Sinaloa, where 29 percent reside and Baja California, where 13 percent reside. Excluding 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 prevalency of Mexia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mexia surname increased 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 US average, with 81.82% being registered with the 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
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  • 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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