Vaz Mendes Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Vaz Mendes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 58 | 1:9,132 | 328 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Vaz Mendes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaz Mendes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vaz Mendes occurs in Cape Verde more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vaz Mendes.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaz Mendes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vaz Mendes is the 1,596,935th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Vaz Mendes is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Vaz Mendes reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Luso-West Africa.
The surname Vaz Mendes is most frequently held in Cape Verde, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 9,132. In Cape Verde Vaz Mendes is most prevalent in: Santiago, where 90 percent live, Fogo, where 9 percent live and Santo Antão, where 2 percent live. Besides Cape Verde this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 38 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vazmendes | 95 | 4 | / |
| Vaz Mendez | 90 | 1 | / |
| Viaes Mendes | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vaess Mendes | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vas-Mendes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fiuza Mendes | 73 | 12 | / |
| Fiaes Mendes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fiais Mendes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fosse Mendes | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vismandos | 53 | 1 | / |
| Veasy-Mendoza | 52 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Vaz Mendes
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