Menelas Surname

304,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Menelas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menelas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti9201:11,6131,179
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Mauritius391:33,1656,661
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England141:3,979,861125,553
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ménélas (1) are calculated separately.

Menelas (69) may also be a first name.

Menelas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Menelas is found most frequently in Haiti. It can be rendered as: Ménélas. For other possible spellings of Menelas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menelas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 304,156th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,848,753 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Menelas are found; 76 percent are found in Caribbean and 74 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Menelas is also the 1,171,416th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 69 people.

The last name Menelas is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is borne by 920 people, or 1 in 11,613. In Haiti Menelas is primarily concentrated in: Ouest, where 50 percent reside, Nord, where 38 percent reside and Sud-Est, where 5 percent reside. Other than Haiti this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Mauritius, where 3 percent reside.

Menelas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Menelas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 21,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menelas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Menelas surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Menelas earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.42% less than the national average, earning $42,024 CAD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Menelas
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