México Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Andorra

México Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

México Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Mexico (687) & Mèxico (3) are calculated separately.

México Last Name Facts

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

The last name México is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Mexico or Mèxico. Click here for further potential spellings of México.

How Common Is The Last Name México? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of México live; 29 percent live in South America and 24 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Pernambuco, where 33 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 33 percent reside and São Paulo, where 33 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mexico94687/
Mèxico943/
Méxiko832/
Meixico772/
Mexicott7129/
Mexica67563/
Mexiko6760/
Mixica671/
Meccico6294/
Mixzeco621/
Mixika501/

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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 México
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