Family name Менесес (Meneses 
, Менесес 
) , all over the world, is a widespread cognomen. The last name Менесес is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Colombia, where it is quite a common surname, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. Very seldom, Менесес is the forename as well as the last name.