Santa Mendes Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Santa Mendes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santa Mendes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792

Santa Mendes (112) may also be a first name.

Santa Mendes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Santa Mendes is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santa Mendes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Santa Mendes is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Santa Mendes are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 94 percent are found in Luso-South America. Santa Mendes is also the 885,979th most widely held first name in the world, held by 112 people.

The last name Santa Mendes is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 6,296,304. In Brazil Santa Mendes is primarily concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 18 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Maranhão, where 15 percent are found. Barring Brazil Santa Mendes exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 3 percent are found and Cape Verde, where 3 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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  • 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 Santa Mendes
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