Mendizabal

Mendizabal Meaning & Origin

About Mendizabal
The surname Mendizabal is of Basque origin and is derived from the Basque words "mendi" meaning "mountain" and "zabal" meaning "wide" or "broad." Therefore, the surname Mendizabal can be interpreted to mean "wide mountain" or "broad mountain." It is a toponymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone who lived near or owned property in a wide or broad mountainous area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mendizabal is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mendizabal: 1,177
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 22,026
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.4

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mendizabal based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MNTSPL
🗽 NYSIIS
MNASA
🔊 Soundex
M053020104
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH2 N D AH0 Z B EY1 AH0
🌐 IPA
/mendizabal*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MNTSPL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M532

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mendizabal in Braille

Here's how to represent Mendizabal in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mendizabal in braille

How to sign the name Mendizabal using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mendizabal using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mendizabal in sign language

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