Mengesha Surname

4,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mengesha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mengesha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia113,0071:863145
United States5951:609,17549,462
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
England251:2,228,72284,230
Norway151:342,81932,589
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mengesha (206,822) may also be a first name.

Mengesha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mengesha (Russian: Менгеша) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mengesha.

How Common Is The Last Name Mengesha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,962nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,960 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mengesha are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 5,043rd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 206,822 people.

The surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 113,007 people, or 1 in 863. Barring Ethiopia this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Mengesha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mengesha are 43.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mengesha earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 28.5% less than the national average, earning 247,451 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning $41,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.33% less than the national average, earning $35,609 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mnengesha9443/
Menghesha9418/
Muengesha941/
Mengaesha941/
Mengescha941/
Mengesa93433/
Menesha933/
Mengeshaia892/
Mengasha8851/
Mengeshe8811/
Maengesa8810/
Mengehsa886/
Mengisha884/
Menghesa882/
Memgesha881/
Menesaha881/
Mingesha881/
Meneesha881/
Mengosha881/
Mnqgesha881/
Menescha880/
Menesa8654/
Mngesa868/
Mgesha861/
Muengeshi824/
Menecha8049/
Mengisa8032/
Menesaa8025/
Menetsa8024/
Menesho807/
Menesah806/
Menesas805/
Menesia805/
Mingesa804/
Menesea803/
Menessa803/
Mengosa802/
Minesha802/
Mengeso802/
Meneesa801/
Menisha801/
Menehša801/
Mengese801/
Mgesa7716/
Mnengisa75341/
Menghesi75167/
Mingeshe75164/
Menggasa75150/
Mingeshi7596/
Myongesa753/
Mineshai751/
Mineshas751/
Mehnisha751/
Menggosa751/
Mingasha751/
Menguese751/
Menguisa751/
Menetcha751/
Menechat751/
Meuneasa751/
Meneesai751/
Menessas750/
Menguetchai741/
Mngese71713/
Mgisha71434/
Mgecha71107/
Menisa7179/
Meneza7172/
Menguissa7157/
Minesa7126/
Mengetsei7112/
Menguetse7112/
Meñesa7110/
Ming'osha719/
Mngeza714/
Mngasa714/
Mgessa714/
Mingetshi714/
Menhsa713/
Meneso713/
Menexa712/
Menghassa711/
Mngueisho711/
Mingieshi711/
Mengetche711/
Mengetsey711/
Menguetsi711/
Menyiesah711/
Mnjesa711/
Meneechai711/
Mengezi67505/
Mng'ese67172/
Meniosa67139/
Menesio6750/
Menicha6750/
Minesah6735/
Menieza6733/
Menisia6726/
Meinisa6725/
Mengisi6724/
Menseza6713/
Menytsa6713/
Menesso6712/
Minessa679/
Menguecher678/
Minisha677/
Menecia674/
Mingese674/
Menesey674/
Menissa673/
Minesas673/
Menecho672/
Menisah672/
Menyosa672/
Mingisa672/
Menitsa671/
Mingesi671/
Menezaa671/
Menjisa671/
Mynisha671/
Meneahsiah671/
Menezea671/
Meñeusa671/
Mingeza671/
Mengaso671/
Mengiša671/
Menguesser671/
Menguetsei671/
Menguetsey671/
Menieso671/
Menisoh671/
Menesos671/
Meneiza671/
Mănesea671/
Mngassa671/
Miniesa671/
Mgetsho671/
Menyssa671/
Mingosa670/
McGesia670/

Mengesha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mengesha in the Russian language
Менгешаmengesa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mengesha
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