Menestrel Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
France

Menestrel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menestrel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
France171:3,907,219231,005
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

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

Menestrel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menestrel (Russian: Менестрель) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ménestrel. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Menestrel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Menestrel are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 4,367,365. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 52 percent live, Bashkortostan Republic, where 9 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent live. Outside of Russia Menestrel exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Menestrel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Menestrel last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Liberal Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Menestrel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menestrel in the Russian language
Менестрельmenestrel-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Menestrel
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