Méndes Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Méndes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Mendes (1,341,184), Mėndes (1), Mêndes (1), Mendeş (2,196), Mendeš (295), Mendès (29) & Mendés (3) are calculated separately.
Méndes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Méndes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Méndes is borne by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Mendes, Mėndes, Mêndes, Mendeş, Mendeš, Mendès or Mendés. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Méndes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Méndes is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Méndes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Méndes are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
It is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,376,018. In Spain Méndes is mostly concentrated in: Galicia, where 50 percent live and Madrid, where 50 percent live. Beside Spain Méndes occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent live and Costa Rica, where 14 percent live.
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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 Méndes
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