Where Does The Last Name Menelaus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Menelaus is more commonly found in Wales than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menelaus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 5,213,395^th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Menelaus is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Menelaus are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,504,468^th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 45 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Wales, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 442,076. In Wales it is most frequent in: City and County of Swansea, where 86 percent are found and Carmarthenshire, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Wales it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 43 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Menelaus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Menelaus has changed over time. In Wales the number of people who held the Menelaus last name increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.