Mencken Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Mencken Surname Definition:
(German) One who lived in a monastery.
Mencken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Mencken Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who lived in a monastery.
Mencken Demographics
Average Mencken Salary in
United States
$48,772 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mencken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mencken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mencken is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mencken? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mencken is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Mencken occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Mencken reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 31 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 21 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.
Mencken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mencken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 343 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mencken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mencken last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Mencken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $48,772 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meencken | 93 | 3 | / |
| Menken | 92 | 2,240 | / |
| Mencen | 92 | 11 | / |
| Menchen | 86 | 1,084 | / |
| Meenken | 86 | 461 | / |
| Mengken | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mnckeen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muenken | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mehnken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mengcen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Menkeun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Menkien | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mincken | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mienken | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mnken | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mengchen | 80 | 24 | / |
| Maenkaen | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mennchen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mengkaen | 80 | 4 | / |
| Meunkeun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Menkin | 77 | 697 | / |
| Mencin | 77 | 351 | / |
| Minken | 77 | 288 | / |
| Menkyn | 77 | 26 | / |
| Mänken | 77 | 15 | / |
| Menkenova | 75 | 143 | / |
| Muengkaen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mncn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menkina | 71 | 404 | / |
| Meemken | 71 | 404 | / |
| Menchin | 71 | 149 | / |
| Menkyna | 71 | 37 | / |
| Mingken | 71 | 4 | / |
| Menkion | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mehnkin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Minckin | 71 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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