Men Surname

2,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Men Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Men Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China167,2751:8,174208
Cambodia43,3741:35774
Russia7,4701:19,2942,709
Indonesia2,1761:60,7766,656
Turkey1,7641:44,1164,477
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Morocco1,3971:24,6793,885
United States1,1941:303,56727,933
Vietnam1,1131:83,240660
Iran8901:86,2728,710
Japan8611:148,4837,596
Algeria6601:58,5339,835
Kazakhstan6571:26,9143,767
India6121:1,253,37549,739
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Taiwan4571:51,301567
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Belarus4371:21,7423,660
Brazil4201:509,70119,169
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Thailand3771:187,37030,790
Malaysia3131:94,2316,529
Singapore3121:17,653727
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
France2501:265,69140,939
Uzbekistan2071:149,4166,999
Philippines2051:493,84558,364
Canada1881:195,98719,219
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Pakistan1391:1,285,20814,950
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Nicaragua1211:49,7611,419
Ukraine1191:382,54446,655
Azerbaijan1161:83,1823,095
Australia991:272,68424,601
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
Mexico811:1,532,42216,423
Italy781:784,06062,950
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
United Arab Emirates551:166,58712,493
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
England451:1,238,17956,985
Tajikistan411:204,5531,909
Armenia391:75,1333,040
Moldova391:91,31711,266
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Mauritania351:116,9966,922
Tunisia331:18,5042,964
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Slovakia261:205,24833,808
Liberia251:176,34112,123
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Guatemala181:893,4825,244
Transnistria171:27,9234,766
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Israel151:570,50941,023
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Georgia131:288,11913,907
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Norway111:467,48139,375
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Albania41:728,51420,844
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Mén (58), Mèn (2) & Meń (1) are calculated separately.

Men (70,594) may also be a first name.

Men Last Name Facts

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

The last name Men (Bengali: মেন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻦ, Hindi: मेन, Marathi: मेण, Oriya: େମନ, Russian: Мен, Tibetan: སྨོན་) is found most frequently in China. It may be found in the variant forms: Mén, Mèn or Meń. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Men? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,307th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 30,639 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Men live; 71 percent live in East Asia and 71 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 13,746th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 70,594 people.

Men is most frequently held in China, where it is held by 167,275 people, or 1 in 8,174. Not including China this surname occurs in 123 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Men Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Men has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Men surname rose 6,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Men Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Men last name is principally Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Orthodox (58%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Men surname are 9.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Men earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning 355,622 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning $40,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% more than the national average, earning $49,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mén8958/
Mèn892/
Meń891/
Meng864,965,989/
Moen8630,517/
Meen869,186/
Mien863,854/
Menn863,219/
Mehn862,731/
Mend861,684/
Maen861,306/
Ment861,162/
Muen86390/
Meun86307/
Møen86115/
Hmen8655/
Memn8639/
Mmen8624/
Måen8613/
Menå866/
Menq863/
Mesn862/
Menø861/
Menù861/
Mn802,596/
Menne757,533/
Meeng75572/
Moehn75497/
Mendh75294/
Mendt75166/
Hmeun75116/
Hmaen7584/
Meent7536/
Møien7530/
Mentő7528/
Meend7515/
Hmeen7511/
Menkő759/
Meemn759/
Maehn758/
Mengh757/
Mentt754/
Muenn754/
Mengg754/
Memne753/
Mennt752/
M'Enn751/
Meenq751/
Moenn751/
Meenn751/
Mehnn751/
Memnd751/
Mmuen751/
Miehn751/
Mmeng751/
Mesnd751/
Mennd751/
Menqu751/
Muenì751/
Mmemn751/
Meesn751/
Mehnk750/
Mienn750/
Meunn750/
Min671,033,082/
Mengue6774,560/
Mem677,140/
Myn67997/
Mng67129/
Menova67103/
Hmn6789/
Menque6788/
Mne6779/
Mengne6769/
Mehenk6741/
Ėmienė6741/
Møn6723/
Menová6718/
Mnd6717/
Mhn6717/
Mnt6714/
Geemen6711/
Mnn6711/
Mnh679/
Menowa674/
Mnq674/
Mmn673/
Mín673/
Måmoen673/
Mån673/
Mön672/
Män672/
Meemnt672/
Menzch671/
Meehnn671/
Meengk671/
Mehnng671/
Hmenne671/
Mehenn671/
Meengh671/
Memndh671/
Mün671/
Meenzs671/
Mehesn671/
Meenck670/
Meenne670/

Men Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Men in the Bengali language
মেনmena-
Men in the Hindi language
मेनmena97.28
Men in the Oriya language
େମନemana91.75
େମଞemana6.03
Men in the Marathi language
मेणmena77.29
मेनmena20.29
Men in the Tibetan language
སྨོན་mön42.86
མིན་min14.29
མན་men14.29
སྨན་men14.29
མེན་men14.29
Men in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻦamn34.78
ﻣﻦmn26.09
ﻣﻨﻪmnh17.39
ﺃﻣﻦamn13.04
ﻣﻨﺖmnt8.7
Men in the Russian language
Менmen-

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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 Men
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