Meenken Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meenken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meenken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3961:203,29723,268
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Meenken Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meenken Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Meenken is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meenken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 654,010th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Meenken reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 203,297. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 83 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meencken933/
Menken922,240/
Meinken86968/
Meemken86404/
Mencken8652/
Mengken864/
Muenken862/
Menkeun861/
Mehnken861/
Menkien861/
Mienken860/
Meanken860/
Mnken8312/
Meincken8061/
Maenkaen809/
Meineken807/
Meyneken807/
Majenken801/
Meunkeun801/
Menkin77697/
Minken77288/
Menkyn7726/
Mänken7715/
Menkenova75143/
Meijneken758/
Muengkaen751/
Menkina71404/
Menkyna7137/
Mawengkeng715/
Mingken714/
Meinkem712/
Moinken712/
Meunkem711/
Meejamnkng711/
Mehnkin710/
Meankin710/
Menkion710/
Mincken710/
Meinkin710/
Meinking67522/
Mienkina67159/
Meinköhn6752/
Meinkøhn677/
Mounkeng672/
Meanking672/
Meynköhn671/
Mainkeng671/
Maenkina671/
Meinkind670/

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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
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  • 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 Meenken
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