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
The surname Mêndez is carried by more people in El Salvador than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Mendez, Méndez, Mèndez, Mëndez, Mėndez, Mendéz, Mendèz, Mendež or Meñdez. For other potential spellings of Mêndez click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mêndez? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname 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 is most frequently held in El Salvador, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 3,171,944. Excluding El Salvador it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 17 percent are found and Mexico, where 17 percent are found.
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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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