Mëndez Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Mëndez 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 SurnameMëndez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Mendez (1,692,109), Méndez (7,693), Mèndez (227), Mêndez (6), Mėndez (1), Mendéz (22), Mendèz (6), Mendež (4) & Meñdez (1) are calculated separately.
Mëndez 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.
Mëndez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mëndez Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mëndez occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Mendez, Méndez, Mèndez, Mêndez, Mėndez, Mendéz, Mendèz, Mendež or Meñdez. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mëndez? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Mëndez live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Hispano-North America.
Mëndez is most widely held in Mexico, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 31,031,551. In Mexico Mëndez is most frequent in: México, where 50 percent reside, Chiapas, where 25 percent reside and Puebla, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Mexico Mëndez is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 14 percent reside and Guatemala, where 14 percent reside.
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