Mëndez Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

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.

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Mëndez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Mëndez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mëndez occurs most in Mexico. It can be rendered as a variant: Mendez, Méndez, Mèndez, Mêndez, Mėndez, Mendéz, Mendèz, Mendež or Meñdez. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mëndez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Mëndez are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

It is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 31,031,551. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 50 percent are found, Chiapas, where 25 percent are found and Puebla, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Mexico it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 14 percent are found and Guatemala, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mendez941,692,109/
Méndez947,693/
Mèndez94227/
Mêndez946/
Mėndez941/
Mndez913/
Mendéz8922/
Mendèz896/
Mendež894/
Meñdez891/
Mindez8360/
Myndez838/
Mnde8036/
Menndez77894/
Mendezz7713/
Mendeez7710/
Mendesz778/
Mendezs778/
Mmendez777/
Meendez777/
Maendez776/
Mendecz776/
Mendiez772/
Mendezp771/
Mendetz771/
Muendez771/
Meĭndez771/
Miendez771/
Mméndez771/
Mendezx771/
Mendedz771/
Mèndeez771/
Méndeez771/
Méndezp771/
Mende7329,098/
Minde739,227/
Mynde7353/
Mnder7335/
Mndea739/
Mndes739/
Münde738/
Mndhe732/
Mndie732/
Mndee731/
Mendierz713/
Mehendez711/
D'mendez711/
Mendes671,341,184/
Mendhe6722,339/
Muinde6717,900/
Minder676,527/
Mendie674,532/
Maende672,824/
Muende672,540/
Mendeş672,196/
Mender672,177/
Mendea671,046/
Mendiz671,013/
Mindhe67963/
Mindje67510/
Mendje67392/
Mendee67370/
Münder67314/
Mendeš67295/
Mındız67267/
Mindes67203/
Mynder67199/
Mindea67146/
Muunde67130/
Mindie67127/
Mendey67103/
Miende6797/
Mendeh6792/
Moende6776/
Memdez6771/
Mindiz6768/
Mendet6757/
Myndei6754/
Mendep6749/
Mindet6747/
Mndeer6746/
Mendex6744/
Mendei6744/
Mendec6743/
Meende6737/
Mendeľ6731/
Mindeh6728/
Mmende6722/
Mendde6712/
Mendej6711/
Mänder6710/
Mindeu679/
Mended678/
Méndes677/
Mindey676/
Mionde676/
Méndiz676/
Mindee675/
Mendezová675/
Minnde675/
Mendge674/
Mennde674/
Mindex673/
Mindej672/
Mindde672/
Mehnde672/
Mendeu671/
Mminde671/
Mėndes671/
Mêndes671/
Mendyz671/
Mendíz671/
Myonde671/
Mündes671/
Méndea671/
Mmnder670/

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