Meinken Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meinken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meinken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7901:101,90612,629
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Meinken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meinken occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meinken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meinken is the 370,969th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,528,457 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Meinken reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Meinken is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 790 people, or 1 in 101,906. In Germany Meinken is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent reside, Bremen, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Meinken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meinken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meinken last name expanded 532 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meinken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meinken surname are 26.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.97% being registered with the party.

Meinken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.24% more than the national average, earning $51,018 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meinken
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