Mena Surname

1,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Mena Surname Definition:

Ancient surname found in Burgos, Castile, Vizcaya, Navarre, and Estremadura. Derived from word "slmena" latin "minao" - merlons of a battlement.

This is a Basque place name that comes from the word "ena" and the added on "m" and means a pasture of daffodils.

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Mena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico54,8351:2,264328
Colombia36,0941:1,324274
Spain22,0331:2,122256
United States18,4531:19,6422,470
Egypt17,9381:5,125658
Costa Rica17,2811:27779
Chile16,3091:1,080228
Dominican Republic14,9141:700125
Argentina13,3491:3,202396
Ecuador12,8891:1,234215
Cuba11,9921:961166
Peru10,8961:2,917484
Nicaragua8,1961:735153
Venezuela7,5871:3,981546
El Salvador7,5771:837168
Ethiopia5,3121:18,3632,443
DR Congo4,7201:15,6521,943
India4,3481:176,41810,839
Angola3,9441:6,843902
Honduras3,5931:2,454350
Madagascar3,4921:6,7731,367
Bolivia3,0491:3,482545
Paraguay2,4391:2,967346
Panama2,1331:1,834292
Brazil1,9511:109,7254,137
Guatemala1,7141:9,3831,044
Philippines1,3091:77,34013,386
Indonesia1,2001:110,20811,259
Uruguay1,1211:3,061363
Portugal1,0281:10,134869
France9811:67,7099,373
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Albania6471:4,504847
Papua New Guinea5631:14,4831,389
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Italy4391:139,30922,147
Cameroon4161:49,9266,536
Canada3661:100,67110,935
Pakistan3351:533,2658,932
Mauritania3191:12,8371,244
Belize3171:1,121262
North Macedonia2221:9,4661,571
Nigeria2201:805,19435,881
England2071:269,16921,240
Australia2051:131,68614,301
Iraq1731:202,4374,691
Thailand1421:497,45386,793
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Yemen1091:242,4349,142
Puerto Rico951:37,370980
Niger901:213,2457,073
Switzerland891:92,28010,121
Haiti881:121,4085,536
Greece781:142,04923,538
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Ivory Coast671:344,34712,387
Tanzania601:882,36043,917
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Solomon Islands571:10,1761,762
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Austria421:202,74825,305
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Gibraltar351:970205
Taiwan351:669,8504,860
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Belgium261:442,17945,013
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Kosovo161:116,3675,841
Norway161:321,39331,311
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Benin131:795,04642,452
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Congo111:453,55410,703
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Andorra101:8,3841,259
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Ména (6), Mená (1) & Mêna (1) are calculated separately.

Mena (179,803) may also be a first name.

Mena Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname found in Burgos, Castile, Vizcaya, Navarre, and Estremadura. Derived from word "slmena" latin "minao" - merlons of a battlement.

This is a Basque place name that comes from the word "ena" and the added on "m" and means a pasture of daffodils.

Castilian name from valley of Mena, political subdivision of Villarcayo (Burgos). Extended throughout the Peninsula and later to Indies.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Mena Last Name Facts

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

Mena (Bengali: মেনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻪ, Hindi: मेना, Marathi: मेना, Oriya: େମନା, Russian: Мена, Tibetan: མི་ན་) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Ména, Mená or Mêna. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,714th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,743 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Mena live; 33 percent live in South America and 17 percent live in Hispano-North America. Mena is also the 5,839th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 179,803 people.

Mena is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 54,835 people, or 1 in 2,264. In Mexico Mena is mostly concentrated in: Yucatán, where 12 percent are found, México, where 11 percent are found and Jalisco, where 8 percent are found. Other than Mexico this surname occurs in 149 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 11 percent are found and Spain, where 7 percent are found.

Mena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mena has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 30,251 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 10,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mena last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (86%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Mena last name are 42.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.39% registered with the party.

The amount Mena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 35.88% less than the national average, earning €19,255 per year; in Norway they earn 13.19% more than the national average, earning 391,738 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,636 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.76% less than the national average, earning R 88,500 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.77% less than the national average, earning $19,121,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.32% less than the national average, earning $37,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $46,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ména926/
Mená921/
Mêna921/
Meena89115,472/
Menad8917,210/
Menga8915,906/
Menai898,995/
Menaa898,466/
Menas895,289/
Megna895,067/
Menat894,005/
Meana893,763/
Menay892,152/
Moena891,687/
Maena891,411/
Menah891,148/
Meina89741/
Menaj89432/
Mehna89396/
Menau89334/
Menoa89300/
Mejna89291/
Menea89203/
Mesna89199/
Meyna89185/
Menaz89173/
Miena89110/
Menap8975/
Mgena8921/
Menaï8917/
Meuna8912/
Mhena8911/
Metna899/
Hmena892/
Mmena892/
Menaã891/
Menaà891/
Menàa891/
Menaç891/
Meïna891/
Mhenga803,895/
Meinay803,009/
Maenah801,083/
Mehnaj801,024/
Menash80853/
Meneau80669/
Menaut80462/
Menhas80331/
Menach80311/
Menaia80279/
Moenha80242/
Menaya80240/
Mhenna80221/
Menhaj80220/
Megnai80214/
Menaud80177/
Meanga80158/
Meneas80140/
Mmenga80133/
Mengai80131/
Menahy80126/
M'Hena80124/
Mengay8089/
Mengaa8079/
Meenai8064/
Menais8064/
Meenaz8064/
Meinat8050/
Meinah8046/
Meanea8042/
Mesnay8041/
Menaha8038/
Meinga8037/
Mena'a8034/
Mengau8029/
Mengaj8029/
Mesgna8027/
Menatt8023/
Moenah8021/
Menhaz8019/
Meynat8016/
Meenaa8015/
Menass8015/
Megnat8014/
Meinas8014/
Meinau8014/
Menaip8014/
Menaja8012/
Meenat8010/
Meynas8010/
Meenaj809/
H'Mena809/
Menhat808/
Meeina808/
Meenga807/
Menajh806/
Menaas806/
Meenas805/
Menaai805/
Meisna804/
Metnai804/
Menhad804/
Moenau804/
Meinai804/
Meinaß804/
Mgenga804/
Mhenaa804/
Mesnai804/
Meinad803/
Mehnai803/
Meinna802/
Mesnau802/
Methna802/
Megnas802/
Menaus802/
Menyoa802/
Mhenaz802/
Menahs802/
Mhenas802/
Mehnah802/
Mgeina802/
Menaay802/
Maenaa801/
Megnad801/
Mehnay801/
Meimna801/
Mheana801/
Mhenai801/
Mhenaj801/
Mmenat801/
Meanna801/
Menaad801/
Meanaz801/
Meunai801/
Meynah801/
Miehna801/
Mienah801/
Moeina801/
Menaih801/
Mejnas801/
Mehëna801/
Meinaz801/
Menhai801/
Menhoa801/
Mesnad801/
Menats801/
Menaiz801/
Mesnas801/
Mejnah801/
Menaaa801/
Meenad801/
Menasj801/
Menasz801/
Meanha801/
Meinaa801/
Menhap801/
Mienha801/
Meenay800/
Menead800/
Maenea800/
Meenau800/
Maenai800/
Mana75238,551/
Mina75196,435/
Mona7554,302/
Mene7518,439/
Meno7515,447/
Meni754,984/
Meny752,412/
Myna75615/
Menh75153/
Menj7529/
Mené7526/
Menè758/
Menó752/
Mení751/
Möna751/
Mína751/
Mjna751/
Meynaud73557/
Meenach73519/
Mehenaj73453/
Meinatt73357/
Menault73280/
Meignat73127/
Menautt73108/
Meneaud7366/
Meynatt7334/
Menahaj7322/
Mesneau7318/
Menasht7316/
Meinnat7315/
Mesinna7312/
H'Miena7311/
Maheina739/
Meinass739/
Megnaud738/
Meinath737/
Meinaya736/
Menauth736/
Meenhaj735/
Menhaas735/
M'Henna735/
Meenaaz734/
Menhass734/
Maheyna734/
Meamnaj734/
Mehnaaj733/
Meenaja732/
Meenhaz732/
Mmenaha732/
Mehnach732/
Mehnhas732/
Meenaaj731/
Meenhat731/
Megnadh731/
Megnass731/
Mehnhaj731/
Hmeinna731/
Mengauh731/
Meannah731/
Metenna731/
Menahay731/
Maena'a731/
Maenaai731/
Me'enau731/
Meanaaz731/
Mieneah731/
Menahas731/
Meingna731/
Menga'a731/
Menhaus731/
Metinna731/
Mesnais731/
Mesnaud731/
Mesnaus731/
Mesnayd731/
Menashs731/
Menhahe731/
Mehenha731/
Menahad731/
Meamnah731/
Menhaaj731/
Menhais731/
Menhead730/
Menhaut730/
Meinach730/
Meanath730/
Manna67552,952/
Maina67422,519/
Manea6769,923/
Mhina6733,592/
Minga6729,232/
Maeno6722,256/
Minas6717,776/
Manaa6717,687/
Menge6715,885/
Mengi6713,260/
Minah6712,009/
Mgina6711,058/
Moyna6710,881/
Meniy6710,442/
Mitna677,627/
Menes677,448/
Manay677,399/
Mengo677,333/
Megne677,276/
Monna676,846/
Minea676,776/
Moina675,900/
Menez675,842/
Manah675,288/
Manai675,135/
Minai674,527/
Minaz674,371/
Menet674,326/
Menou673,846/
Maïna673,707/
Mayna673,187/
Minaj672,865/
Meine672,764/
Menie672,662/
Menis672,512/
Meany672,494/
Minay672,204/
Meney672,186/
Monai672,153/
Monah672,052/
Monea672,031/
Manau672,003/
Mhene671,862/
Mhana671,618/
Misna671,581/
Mahna671,386/
Mheni671,219/
Hmina671,172/
Monay671,168/
Maana671,145/
Muina671,070/
Minat671,010/
Meniz671,003/
Menhi67952/
Menot67911/
Megni67888/
Menei67829/
Menos67783/
Monau67758/
Meneu67646/
Mohna67631/
Mmina67590/
Mehne67581/
Meaño67561/
Mejni67553/
Menyo67515/
Metni67500/
Mmeno67453/
Mihna67423/
Muyna67387/
Maîna67386/
Miene67379/
Mehni67360/
Meyne67360/
Mener67333/
Moeno67330/
Monaa67324/
Menih67276/
Megno67261/
Menoh67245/
Mieny67240/
Mmana67223/
Mehno67215/
Menoy67210/
Menio67200/
Mhona67178/
Meene67167/
Menoo67158/
Mynai67150/
Minau67148/
Meneh67148/
Myona67139/
Menit67139/
Menyi67137/
Mehny67123/
Menep67121/
Mînea67113/
Majna67109/
Mmene67102/
Menje6793/
Minaa6783/
Mmeni6781/
Menui6773/
Minap6772/
Meanh6772/
Mynah6768/
Menoi6765/
Meiny6764/
Mesni6759/
Hmana6759/
Mesne6758/
Metne6755/
Myhna6754/
Meune6752/
Meinj6752/
Meneault6749/
Menop6746/
Menee6744/
Migna6742/
Mynas6742/
Miona6736/
Manaï6731/
Meignaud6729/
Mened6728/
Mynha6725/
Manağ6725/
Menii6721/
Meeny6720/
Minad6720/
Meyni6720/
Meane6719/
Mysna6719/
Meenh6717/
'Mana6716/
'Mina6715/
Menod6714/
Menehaya6713/
Mynaj6713/
Maena'ai6712/
Mgene6711/
Menoz6710/
Menés6710/
Mmona6710/
Menoj678/
Mynat678/
Meïne678/
Megneaud678/
Menhe676/
Mynau676/
Menøy676/
Hmene676/
Mynay675/
Mýtna675/
Meanhead675/
Meuni675/
Mujna675/
Moína675/
Mytna675/
Meyno675/
Minaï675/
Menão674/
Mijna674/
Meenj674/
Manâa674/
Manaî674/
Ménat674/
Mjnas674/
Menij673/
Meinhadt673/
Manța673/
Menuo673/
Menuy672/
Menej672/
Messinna672/
Metno672/
Minoa672/
Meuno672/
Mheno672/
Mojna672/
Mènaa672/
Meñaz672/
Meñga672/
Moïna672/
Menós672/
Mgeno672/
Menhy672/
Meamnach672/
M'Eïgnat671/
M'Einatt671/
M'Eny671/
Man'a671/
Meenahaj671/
Meetinna671/
Mittenna671/
Meinnatt671/
Meinouha671/
Mesno671/
Menihova671/
Menjp671/
Menid671/
Ménas671/
Ménai671/
Manaâ671/
Menói671/
Menês671/
Menêz671/
Meneï671/
Manèa671/
Moñea671/
Meïjnatt671/
Moeña671/
Mo'na671/
Mejne671/
Mejno671/
Meinh671/
Menéh671/
Meneś671/
Menyh671/
Ménad671/
'Mona671/
Mjnna671/
Meniç671/
Mehennai671/
Hmeni671/
Meamj671/
Mjhna671/
Hmenh671/
Mynad670/
Mynga670/
Menip670/
Meinhead670/
Meinhaus670/

Mena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mena in the Tibetan language
མི་ན་mina-
Mena in the Hindi language
मेनाmena95.31
मीनाmina2.29
मेणाmena1.11
मैनाmaina1.01
मेंआmema0.05
मॆनाmena0.05
मिनाmina0.03
मेेनाmeena0.02
मेञाmena0.02
मीणाmina0.02
मेेणाmeena0.02
मेंाmema0.02
माेनाmaena0.02
मेनmena0.02
Mena in the Bengali language
মেনাmena85.71
মিনাmina14.29
Mena in the Oriya language
େମନାemana82.04
େମନemana5.1
େମଣାemana4.69
େମେହରemehara2.45
ମିନାmina1.22
ମୀନାmina1.22
ନାଗnaga1.02
େମାନାemana0.41
ମୀନmina0.2
େମାଣାemana0.2
େମଞାemana0.2
Mena in the Marathi language
मेनाmena77.78
मेणाmena15.74
मॅनाmena4.63
मेनmena1.23
मेङाmena0.62
Mena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻪmnh60.81
ﻣﻦmn28.5
ﻣﻨﺎmna4.51
ﺃﻣﻦamn1.19
ﺍﻣﻨﻪamnh0.95
ﺍﻣﻦamn0.95
ﻣﻨﺔmnt0.71
ﺃﻣﻨﻪamnh0.48
ﻣﻨﻲmny0.48
ﻣﺎﻥman0.24
ﻣﻴﻨﻪmynh0.24
ﻣﻨﺎﻩmnah0.24
ﻣﻴﻦmyn0.24
Mena in the Russian language
Менаmena-

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