Menano Surname

433,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Menano Surname User-submission:

The obscure origin of this Portuguese name might be related to a son of somebody born outside of a family of some noble man, who started to be named in Portuguese as "o menino", which means 'the kid'.

Menano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal4061:25,6611,679
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Meñano (222) & Menaño (4) are calculated separately.

Menano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The obscure origin of this Portuguese name might be related to a son of somebody born outside of a family of some noble man, who started to be named in Portuguese as "o menino", which means 'the kid'.

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Menano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menano is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Meñano or Menaño. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Menano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 433,610th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,189,844 people. The last name Menano is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Menano are found; 51 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Menano is most numerous in Portugal, where it is held by 406 people, or 1 in 25,661. Other than Portugal this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 44 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Menano Last Name Statistics demography

Menano earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meñano94222/
Menaño944/
Menanno92156/
Menango9219/
Meneano929/
Megnano925/
Menanoi921/
Menanoy920/
Megnanou8649/
Menangoi8618/
Menannou861/
Minano83533/
Menana83467/
Menono83237/
Megnannou80162/
Megnanhou8028/
Mignano772,628/
Minango772,174/
Mengana771,668/
Mehnana771,181/
Menanga77905/
Menongo77399/
Minhano77125/
Megnana7760/
Minanno7715/
Menanau774/
Menanas773/
Mainano773/
Mengaño772/
Menaina771/
Menaana771/
Mmenono771/
Mineano771/
Minanoy771/
Minanou771/
Minanoa771/
Menounos71335/
Menounou71271/
Mehenana71151/
Menganna71100/
Mengongo7169/
Mignanou7157/
Minangoy7148/
Minahano7134/
Menonhou7130/
Mengonou712/
Mingango712/
Meinanga711/
Menounoi711/
Mignanoi711/
Meignana711/
Meinahna711/
Mhenanga711/
Minhango711/
Minangou711/
Mgengana711/
Menahana711/
Menainga711/
Menoynoy711/
Mengaina711/
Menganga711/
Megnagna711/
Mena'ana711/
Miñano677,651/
Minana67678/
Menona6786/
Mengounou6772/
Mignannou6732/
Meñana679/
Minaño679/
Mińano671/
Mainaango671/
Menhounou671/
H'Meinana671/
Menoungou671/
Minaungou671/
Menaña671/

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