Mence Surname

322,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Mence Surname Definition:

(Teutonic-Latin) a diminutive of Latin Clemens: v. Clement.

Mence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4801:138,38121,255
England2281:244,37719,942
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Ecuador751:212,0788,027
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Latvia451:45,5576,925
Australia281:964,13257,058
Wales201:154,72710,755
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:168,10614,298
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Mençe (56), Mencé (9) & Menče (1) are calculated separately.

Mence (502) may also be a first name.

Mence Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic-Latin) a diminutive of Latin Clemens: v. Clement.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This old Worcestershire name, which occurs in the various forms of Mayens, Mauns, Maunce, Menske, Mens, Mense, and Mence, is in all probability derived from the Rhenish city of Mayence or Mentz. Under the name of Mayens the family were owners of land in Ombersley about the year 1327. See Nash's Worcestershire, ii. 226.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Durand Manse, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Thomas Minch, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Mence Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mence is most common in France. It may appear in the variant forms: Mençe, Mencé or Menče. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mence? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 322,477th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,298,657 people. Mence is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Mence are found; 26 percent are found in Northern Europe and 24 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 378,365th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 502 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 138,381. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 45 percent are found, Martinique, where 35 percent are found and Guadeloupe, where 7 percent are found. Not including France Mence occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Mence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mence has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Mence surname grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 161 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mence Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mence last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mence are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mence earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 63.48% less than the national average, earning R 86,796 per year and in United States they earn 26.29% less than the national average, earning $31,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mençe9356/
Mencé939/
Menče931/
Mencke911,240/
Mencer91819/
Menche91322/
Mencet91146/
Mencej9159/
Mencey9151/
Mences9129/
Mience9113/
Mencep9111/
Mencez915/
Mencie913/
Meence912/
Muence912/
Mencee911/
Maence911/
Menced911/
Menceľ911/
Moence910/
Mnce896/
Mencher83396/
Menchey83147/
Menches83138/
Menscer8375/
Mencier8369/
Mensche8356/
Menchep8338/
Muencke8325/
Mennche836/
Miencke835/
Menchez835/
Mentcer833/
Mentche832/
Maencke831/
Meencey831/
Menceas831/
Menceth831/
Menciez831/
Mendche831/
Mencies831/
Menchea831/
Menceah831/
Mmenche831/
Menched831/
Mencker831/
Menchei831/
Menckes831/
Menke8022,254/
Menge8015,885/
Menze806,464/
Mense803,935/
Mince801,977/
Menci801,693/
Mench801,358/
Menqe80312/
Mency80210/
Menca80197/
Menje8093/
Memce807/
Mngce805/
Mynce803/
Mncey801/
Menscher7794/
Mensches778/
Mentcher776/
Mengchee774/
Mienczej771/
Menschei771/
Menchett771/
Muensche770/
Menges737,735/
Menger737,161/
Mincey735,790/
Mensch735,230/
Menzer735,013/
Muenze733,315/
Menzie731,864/
Menser731,630/
Mengie731,364/
Menchi731,316/
Mincer731,193/
Mengeş731,156/
Mincke73507/
Minche73467/
Mendje73392/
Menget73295/
Menzes73265/
Menses73249/
Menzeh73213/
Menkeu73159/
Myncke73155/
Muense73149/
Moenke73148/
Mencis73147/
Mincea73138/
Mentze73114/
Mengee73110/
Menque7388/
Mengke7379/
Mengeç7379/
Minces7370/
Maenke7369/
Menseh7368/
Mensie7365/
Mienke7362/
Mendze7362/
Mehnke7359/
Menkeh7358/
Menjer7352/
Menjes7348/
Mänche7346/
Mienze7344/
Menkee7343/
Mensey7338/
Mencit7336/
Maenze7334/
Miense7330/
Mentse7327/
Möncke7324/
Mönche7324/
Menshe7321/
Mmenge7319/
Menged7318/
Menkey7317/
Meenke7317/
Mendse7316/
Menchy7316/
Mengez7316/
Menzee7315/
Mengca7315/
Mincie7314/
Muenke7314/
Menzez7312/
Menkie7312/
Mensep7312/
Mengey738/
Mensez737/
Mencka737/
Mencoy737/
Hmenge736/
Meenge736/
Menjee736/
Mengeš736/
Mendca735/
Menset735/
Mendge734/
Mincet734/
Mensee734/
Mentše734/
Mengea734/
Meench733/
Menzei733/
Menkei733/
Menjea733/
Memche732/
Menncy732/
Mennge732/
Menjet732/
Menzey732/
Meunse732/
Menkea732/
Münche732/
Mencai732/
Mencoa732/
Mingce731/
Menzed731/
Menkhe731/
Mensej731/
Mnches731/
Mentge731/
Menzeu731/
Meunze731/
Mincze731/
Moenze731/
Menseu731/
Menzze731/
Mencay731/
Mencci731/
Menciz731/
Mencìa731/
Mengqe731/
Menzea731/
Mentje731/
Menzet731/
Mencky730/
Meuncy730/
Memcey730/
Mennke730/
Mensse730/
Mentsches7124/
Menscheid7115/
Menceľová714/
Mentchehe711/
Menncchey711/
Menzies6717,284/
Menz6712,066/
Mens678,692/
Mengich674,062/
Mengesh672,744/
Mincher671,798/
Minchey67611/
Mnch67307/
Moehnke67293/
Minchez67268/
Mnci67187/
Mentser67114/
Mensies67100/
Mensier6791/
Menchyi6773/
Mäncher6769/
Männche6768/
Muensee6768/
Minchee6750/
Möncher6750/
Mensher6746/
Menchio6743/
Menquet6734/
Minches6731/
Mengech6729/
Mincier6729/
Muensch6729/
Mensger6727/
Menszer6726/
Mentsie6726/
Menjees6725/
Menzhes6725/
Mensiez6725/
Ments'e6724/
Minchea6723/
Minscer6720/
Müncher6720/
Menschy6719/
Mentchi6719/
Menshed6716/
Minczer6716/
Menshie6715/
Menchai6715/
Minckes6714/
Menzzer6714/
Møhncke6712/
Menques6710/
Mengkeh679/
Mincker678/
Mendges678/
Miensei677/
Mengesz677/
Mengker676/
Mengest676/
Mehnzee676/
Menkeah676/
Mähncke676/
Mendses675/
Mensseh675/
Menš675/
Menquez675/
Mennzes674/
Mensieh674/
Mengcay674/
Menchit674/
Mengcai674/
Menchiy673/
Ment'se673/
Memches673/
Menggie673/
Mensser673/
Menziez672/
Memcess672/
Mennzej672/
Meenkey672/
Menqueh672/
Menseid672/
Menciaa672/
Mínchez672/
Menshes672/
Maengke671/
Meenzes671/
Mincieh671/
Mintcer671/
Miencky671/
Miensch671/
Meunsch671/
Mentzee671/
Menzeer671/
Menzier671/
Menzzie671/
Menchih671/
Mengkey671/
Menjjer671/
Menseah671/
Muincey671/
Mmenzie671/
Menquer671/
Mendzeu671/
Muenseh671/
Muenzhe671/
Minchep671/
Minchet671/
Memcher671/
Memnger671/
Menquie671/
Menseit671/
Menziee671/
Menzieh671/
Menś671/
Menş671/
Mengeyi671/
Mengque671/
Menssey671/
Menssie671/
Mentshe671/
Menkhee671/
Mendjep671/
Mendjez671/
Mencijs671/
Mencseyová671/
Müncker671/
Mìnchez671/
Möhncke671/
'Mentse671/
Miensie671/
Mendjeh671/
Muenkee671/
Meenchi671/
Menchay671/
Mengkee671/
Mengchi671/
Mendjer671/
Mentsei671/
Menzzes671/
Menqued671/
Menquee671/
Menscheidt671/
Menç670/
Moensch670/
Menx670/
Mensses670/
Menzeis670/
Minncer670/
Mennger670/
Menngie670/
Mensiet670/
Mehnkey670/
Menzees670/
Mennser670/

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