Globally, Mendes (Mendes 
, Мендес 
, مينديز, and others...) is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine first name. The given name Mendes is characteristic of Guinea-Bissau, where it is quite a common male name, Cabo Verde, and Luxembourg, where it is quite a common epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Portugal. Predominantly, Mendes is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Mendes | Portugal, Angola, France, Guinea-Bissau, Brazil |
| Мендес | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
| メンデス | Japan |
| מנדס | Israel |
Mendes is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| bolus of mendes esoteric Greek philosopher, EG (b. 300) |
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| gaspar mendes de vasconcelos Portuguese nobleman in Madeira Island, PT (b. 1578) |
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| alves mendes born 1838; died 1904 (b. 1838) |
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chico mendes Brazilian environmentalist (1944-1988), BR (b. 1944) |
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bete mendes Brazilian actress, BR (b. 1949) |
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albuquerque mendes Portuguese artist, PT (b. 1953) |
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| abrantes mendes Footballer (1907-1987), PT (b. 1907) |
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| ross mendes Canadees; schilder; 1927; Toronto (Canada), CA (b. 1927) |
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| cândido mendes Brazilian lawyer, BR (b. 1928) |
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tasso silviano brandão mendes BR |
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| duarte mendes Portuguese singer, PT (b. 1947) |
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| junior mendes Brazilian music producer (1951-2014), BR (b. 1951) |
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| zózimo tavares mendes Brazilian journalist, BR (b. 1962) |
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| idelson mendes Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1962) |
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| janio dos santos mendes Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1965) |
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