Méndez Surname
Approximately 7,693 people bear this surname
Méndez 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 SurnameMéndez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2,341 | 1:53,023 | 2,671 |
| Spain | 1,402 | 1:33,347 | 3,334 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,032 | 1:10,109 | 837 |
| Guatemala | 1,030 | 1:15,614 | 1,402 |
| Puerto Rico | 300 | 1:11,834 | 547 |
| Venezuela | 222 | 1:136,054 | 4,371 |
| Argentina | 211 | 1:202,575 | 16,775 |
| Panama | 154 | 1:25,404 | 1,571 |
| Colombia | 134 | 1:356,523 | 6,132 |
| Chile | 124 | 1:142,068 | 4,964 |
| Uruguay | 114 | 1:30,103 | 3,463 |
| El Salvador | 111 | 1:57,152 | 1,335 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| Costa Rica | 72 | 1:66,390 | 1,344 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Ecuador | 33 | 1:481,995 | 10,698 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Honduras | 27 | 1:326,535 | 2,797 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Cuba | 18 | 1:640,151 | 5,890 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
The alternate forms: Mendez (1,692,109), Mèndez (227), Mëndez (7), Mêndez (6), Mėndez (1), Mendéz (22), Mendèz (6) & Meñdez (1) are calculated separately.
Méndez 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.
User-submitted Reference
(Spanish) The son of Mendo (variant of Hermenegildo, Galician-Portuguese medieval name).
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Where Does The Last Name Méndez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Méndez is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Mendez, Mèndez, Mëndez, Mêndez, Mėndez, Mendéz, Mendèz or Meñdez. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Méndez? popularity and diffusion
The last name Méndez is the 64,963rd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 947,296 people. Méndez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Méndez live; 32 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Hispano-North America.
This last name is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,341 people, or 1 in 53,023. In Mexico Méndez is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 20 percent live, México, where 15 percent live and Puebla, where 7 percent live. Other than Mexico Méndez occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 18 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent live.
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