Menes Surname

66,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Suriname

Menes Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near the common or unenclosed land.

Menes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,8731:35,2385,371
Mexico1,0091:123,0194,171
Brazil5711:374,91114,306
Spain4711:99,2618,141
Poland4681:81,21512,604
United States4671:776,14360,198
France2371:280,26543,035
Argentina1971:216,97217,873
Venezuela1241:243,5816,111
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Norway981:52,4727,538
Cuba971:118,7913,283
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Guatemala861:187,0083,723
Peru811:392,39712,711
Haiti741:144,3776,295
Uruguay691:49,7365,552
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Macau11:601,6301,582
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Ménes (131), Menés (10), Meñes (8), Menês (1), Meneś (1) & Ménès (6) are calculated separately.

Menes (1,155) may also be a first name.

Menes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near the common or unenclosed land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Menes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menes (Marathi: मेणेस, Russian: Менес) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ménes, Menés, Meñes, Menês, Meneś or Ménès. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menes is the 66,858th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 978,457 people. The last name Menes is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Menes reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 234,052nd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,155 people.

The last name Menes is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,873 people, or 1 in 35,238. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 25 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 19 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 16 percent reside. Beside The Philippines Menes occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Menes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Menes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Menes surname grew 2,030 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Menes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Menes surname are 3.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Menes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.93% less than the national average, earning 263,266 kr per year; in Peru they earn 31.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,316 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning $19,989,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.41% more than the national average, earning $51,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.28% more than the national average, earning $73,669 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ménes93131/
Menés9310/
Meñes938/
Menês931/
Meneś931/
Menges917,735/
Meneus911,583/
Menese911,008/
Menees91759/
Moenes91596/
Meines91375/
Meness91141/
Meneas91140/
Meneis91115/
Mienes9142/
Meanes9126/
Metnes9124/
Meenes9119/
Mehnes9116/
Menezs9115/
Menies9112/
Menets919/
Menesh917/
Megnes916/
Menest915/
Menejs912/
Menhes912/
Meynes912/
Mesnes911/
Meunes910/
Mene8918,439/
Ménès876/
Mengesh832,744/
Mienies832,190/
Meneese83232/
Menesse83180/
Meinesz83167/
Menetse8340/
Meneshe8332/
Mehnesh8318/
Moeness8316/
Meenesh8313/
Megneys837/
Menesch837/
Mengesz837/
Meijnes836/
Meinges833/
Meiness833/
Menesds832/
Meanies831/
Maenies831/
Megness831/
Meneish831/
Menejse831/
Menesst831/
Meniesz831/
Meinies831/
Meaness831/
Meunies830/
Methnes830/
Menge8015,885/
Mones8012,507/
Manes8011,381/
Megne807,276/
Mines807,200/
Menez805,842/
Menet804,326/
Meine802,764/
Menie802,662/
Menis802,512/
Meney802,186/
Mhene801,862/
Menei80829/
Meneu80646/
Mynes80623/
Mehne80581/
Miene80379/
Menec80367/
Meyne80360/
Mener80333/
Menea80203/
Meene80167/
Meneh80148/
Menep80121/
Mmene80102/
Menje8093/
Mesne8058/
Metne8055/
Meune8052/
Menee8044/
Menys8030/
Mened8028/
Meane8019/
Mgene8011/
Meïne808/
Menex807/
Menhe806/
Hmene806/
Menej802/
Menhs801/
Meneï801/
Mejne801/
Meisnest7724/
Meinnies774/
Meeneezs774/
Menesova772/
Maheynes771/
Mecinnes771/
Meunheus771/
Meisness771/
Megnesse771/
Meneesse770/
Meigness770/
Maness7310,736/
Meaney737,943/
Maines736,378/
Mgenge735,432/
Maynes734,385/
Mannes733,351/
Meynet733,051/
Mienie732,363/
Meiner731,899/
Minets731,355/
Minges731,267/
Moneus731,240/
Manesh731,213/
Mengeş731,156/
Miones731,139/
Manhes731,080/
Mesner731,004/
Manies73734/
Mengis73683/
Mienis73668/
Moynes73587/
Minesh73507/
Megner73320/
Metner73309/
Mo'nes73306/
Meyner73285/
Mynets73267/
Moenis73255/
Meneer73243/
Meigne73235/
Mjånes73207/
Mjønes73204/
Meinie73198/
Maneus73184/
Minies73182/
Manees73180/
Menice73159/
Miness73156/
Menist73152/
Menish73151/
Mesned73147/
Monies73144/
Meijne73136/
Megnie73131/
Megnis73121/
Menece73119/
Myones73115/
Monnes73115/
Mehney73114/
Maneas73113/
Meeney73112/
Monesh73107/
Mineus7398/
Mesnet7396/
Mijnes7383/
Mengeç7379/
Meynie7374/
Menais7364/
Mesney7361/
Megnet7352/
Maanes7352/
Meneşe7343/
Meanea7342/
Menihe7338/
Mhenge7338/
Menise7337/
Meunie7336/
Menios7336/
Moneas7335/
Moines7332/
Menher7328/
Moness7327/
Mohnes7326/
Meagne7325/
Minese7323/
Meinei7323/
Maneys7322/
Meneec7322/
Mänges7321/
Mmenge7319/
Menije7319/
Meunne7317/
Meenet7317/
Mengez7316/
Menech7315/
Meanie7315/
Menett7314/
Mignes7314/
Meaner7313/
Mehnis7313/
Mieney7313/
Moneis7313/
Meyney7313/
Meinet7313/
Mhenhe7312/
Menuis7312/
Maneis7312/
Meenie7311/
Mhenne7311/
Minhes7311/
Mesnis739/
Mengey738/
Meniss738/
Menedz737/
Monees736/
Hmenge736/
Meenge736/
Meneih736/
Mengeš736/
Meañes736/
Hmeine735/
Minejs735/
Meuneu735/
Meneiz735/
Meinee734/
Meynez734/
Mēness734/
Meynis734/
Memhes734/
Menysh733/
Mmanes733/
Mhenie733/
Mineis733/
Mahnes733/
Meanne733/
Meimne732/
Meinge732/
Meineu732/
Metney732/
Minesc732/
Minezs732/
Meange732/
Meniez732/
Mineas732/
Menieh732/
Metnei732/
M'Mene732/
Meuney732/
Mmegne732/
Menois732/
Manesz732/
Meunis732/
Meenez731/
Mheine731/
Mhenei731/
Menepp731/
Menheh731/
Menhge731/
Mmenet731/
Hmines731/
Megnee731/
Meenis731/
Menetz731/
Meinis731/
Mieneh731/
Meinne731/
Meanee731/
Mhiene731/
Mmenie731/
Meinez731/
Meinje731/
Meitne731/
Megnei731/
Meny's731/
Mesgne731/
Mhened731/
Minees731/
Hmiene731/
Mejnge731/
Mehnie731/
Moenys731/
Menhei731/
Misnes730/
Meenee730/
Menead730/
Meanis730/
Meneshova7152/
Messinnes713/
Meeneesse711/
Meenetshe711/
Mena67320,435/
Mine6733,907/
Meisner679,854/
Meni674,984/
Meny672,412/
Methner672,011/
Meinerz671,224/
Mettner67828/
Meitner67774/
Meniche67612/
Mahanes67504/
Manness67401/
Meysner67357/
Monneus67352/
Maneesh67201/
Manhães67170/
Menh67153/
Measner67139/
Meneche67134/
Menheer67115/
Mannies67111/
Meigney6781/
Myne6773/
Mitenne6765/
Mouynes6761/
Meneice6755/
Mainess6742/
H'Meine6738/
Monness6735/
Meangne6735/
Meignie6731/
Menj6729/
Meagnet6729/
M'Heine6726/
Mené6726/
Menisch6722/
Meuniez6722/
Mingesz6720/
Meijner6719/
Manesch6716/
Maignes6714/
Meigner6711/
Menishe6711/
Meinihe679/
Mineesh679/
Meanney679/
Monneis679/
Moeniss679/
Menè678/
Mengish676/
Meaniss676/
Monnies676/
Mainese676/
Meytner675/
Mayness675/
Meagner675/
Misenne675/
Mainies675/
Mêne675/
Meynihe674/
Moneesh674/
Moiness674/
Maenish673/
Methney673/
Menisce673/
Meinnis673/
Mainesh673/
Mène673/
Maheine672/
Minetts672/
Meanner672/
Maineas672/
Maneash672/
Méne672/
Minesse672/
Mengiss672/
Manneis671/
Mannesh671/
Meenech671/
Meesner671/
Mineets671/
Miniess671/
Meinett671/
Meinner671/
Mhaines671/
Mhanesh671/
Menajse671/
Meneitt671/
Moinese671/
Meaneet671/
Minease671/
Maaness671/
Mainets671/
Maineus671/
Maheene671/
Manneus671/
Maynesh671/
Meynett671/
Mieneah671/
Meisney671/
Mejtner671/
Mená671/
Mení671/
Mengeyi671/
Menhish671/
Metnerr671/
Mesnais671/
Mäne671/
Mmanesh671/
Meinije671/
Manessh671/
Maniesh671/
Meinnie671/
Meeneeh671/
Mjne671/
Mo'ness671/
Menhais671/
Migneis671/
Mahnees671/
Mahynes671/
Manhesh671/
Meneece670/
Moyness670/
Menhead670/
Manneys670/
Mesgner670/
Meneace670/
Meinerh670/
Maneess670/
Maaanes670/
Meinech670/
Minesch670/
Menisse670/
Metinne670/
Mynetts670/
Misnest670/
Moynies670/
Meheney670/
Mehneit670/
Meanech670/
Meahney670/

Menes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menes in the Marathi language
मेणेसmenesa-
Menes in the Russian language
Менесmenes-

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