Mengstu Surname

45,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mengstu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mengstu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11,4301:8,5341,320
Sweden291:339,54323,803
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Mengstu (11,448) may also be a first name.

Mengstu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mengstu occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mengstu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,140th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 633,920 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mengstu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mengstu is also the 55,916th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 11,448 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 11,430 people, or 1 in 8,534. Besides Ethiopia it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mengstu Last Name Statistics demography

Mengstu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.51% less than the national average, earning $27,394 USD 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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  • 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 Mengstu
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