, ▁the ▁sp elling ▁is ▁Me j ía , ▁though ▁in ▁Mexico ▁the ▁older ▁orth ography ▁is ▁still ▁considered ▁correct . ▁( Sim ilar ly , ▁until ▁recently ▁Sp ani ards ▁rendered ▁the ▁country ▁name ▁Mé j ico ▁rather ▁than ▁México , ▁though ▁this ▁has ▁revers ed ▁in ▁recent ▁dec ades ▁out ▁of ▁de ference ▁to ▁Mexico ). ▁ ▁Ge ographical ▁distribution ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 2 3 . 7 % ▁of ▁all ▁known ▁bear ers ▁of ▁the ▁surname ▁Me j ía ▁were ▁residents ▁of ▁Mexico ▁( fre quency ▁ 1 : 4 5 0 ), ▁ 1 6 . 2 % ▁of ▁Colombia ▁( 1 : 2 5 3 ), ▁ 1 4 . 4 % ▁of ▁H ond uras ▁( 1 : 5 3 ), ▁ 8 . 0 % ▁of ▁Gu atem ala ▁( 1 : 1 7 2 ), ▁ 6 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁( 1 : 1 3 8 ), ▁ 6 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( 1 : 4 , 9 1 5 ), ▁ 6 . 3 % ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ▁( 1 : 8 6 ), ▁ 4 . 7 % ▁of ▁Peru ▁( 1 : 5 8 3 ), ▁ 2 . 9 % ▁of ▁E cuador ▁( 1 : 4 7 5 ), ▁ 2 . 8 % ▁of ▁Nic ar agua ▁( 1 : 1 8 5 ), ▁ 2 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁( 1 :