Mèndez Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Mèndez Surname Definition:
Descendant of Mendel (knowledge; wisdom).
Because of the patronymic”-ez" Mendez is "son of Mendo," from the German Hermenegildo. Place name in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Mexico.
Common patronymic originating in village of Celanova and found principally in this region.
Read More About This SurnameMèndez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 70 | 1:1,773,232 | 17,696 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Guatemala | 28 | 1:574,381 | 5,123 |
| Colombia | 28 | 1:1,706,217 | 11,445 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Mendez (1,692,109), Méndez (7,693), Mëndez (7), Mêndez (6), Mėndez (1), Mendéz (22), Mendèz (6), Mendež (4) & Meñdez (1) are calculated separately.
Mèndez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Descendant of Mendel (knowledge; wisdom).
Because of the patronymic”-ez" Mendez is "son of Mendo," from the German Hermenegildo. Place name in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Mexico.
Common patronymic originating in village of Celanova and found principally in this region. Often in combination with other surnames, principally estate names and toponyms. Meaning is unknown, but some researchers trace it to latin "mendicus," to Spanish "mendigo" - beggar.
"Méndez" is a contraction of "menendo" that means the Goth, Hermenegildo.
Comes from the Gothic "Hermenegildo," he who is valuable because of his strength.
Galician name derived, according to some, from Gothic King Egica. Extended throughout the Peninsula.
See Meléndez, Menéndez, and Meneses.
Mèndez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mèndez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mèndez is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Mendez, Méndez, Mëndez, Mêndez, Mėndez, Mendéz, Mendèz, Mendež or Meñdez. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mèndez? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,085,744th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Mèndez reside; 35 percent reside in South America and 31 percent reside in Hispano-North America.
This last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 1,773,232. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 16 percent live, Mexico City, where 13 percent live and Chiapas, where 10 percent live. Not including Mexico this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 14 percent live and Guatemala, where 12 percent live.
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