Mêndez Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mêndez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Mendez (1,692,109), Méndez (7,693), Mèndez (227), Mëndez (7), Mėndez (1), Mendéz (22), Mendèz (6), Mendež (4) & Meñdez (1) are calculated separately.
Mêndez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mêndez Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mêndez occurs in El Salvador more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Mendez, Méndez, Mèndez, Mëndez, Mėndez, Mendéz, Mendèz, Mendež or Meñdez. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mêndez? popularity and diffusion
Mêndez is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Mêndez occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Mêndez live; 50 percent live in Central America and 50 percent live in Hispano-Central America.
The last name Mêndez is most frequently used in El Salvador, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 3,171,944. Beside El Salvador Mêndez is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 17 percent reside and Mexico, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Mêndez
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