Menk Surname

152,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Menk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4731:54,6547,095
United States8921:406,34435,432
Brazil2081:1,029,20436,297
Kazakhstan601:294,70824,906
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Austria481:177,40522,887
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Norway71:734,61250,907
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Menk (41) may also be a first name.

Menk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Menk (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻚ, Hindi: मेनका़, Marathi: मेनक, Russian: Меньк) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Menk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Menk is the 152,127th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,518,157 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Menk are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 41 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,473 people, or 1 in 54,654. In Germany Menk is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Menk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Menk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 547 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Menk last name are 21.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.31% registered with the political party.

Menk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $47,657 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menke8922,254/
Menck891,766/
Meenk89138/
Moenk8983/
Menkh8964/
Muenk8949/
Mienk8931/
Mengk8926/
Menkő899/
Mehnk890/
Mnk8654/
Mencke801,240/
Moenck80157/
Meenks8090/
Mengke8079/
Mehnke8059/
Mehenk8041/
Meenke8017/
Maenck8012/
Muenck809/
Mencks803/
Moehnk801/
Menkhe801/
Meengk801/
Menkhs801/
Meenck800/
Mennke800/
Meng754,965,989/
Mink7513,124/
Menc75476/
Münk75251/
Mynk75128/
Mnkh7571/
Mönk7542/
Menq753/
Mnkp751/
Mmnk751/
Mnke751/
Mnkt751/
Mnkx751/
Mhnk751/
Menx750/
Menkova731,957/
Menkowa732/
Moeng6749,655/
Maeng6724,326/
Minke672,198/
Minck671,214/
Minkh671,091/
Mönkh67768/
Meeng67572/
Menqe67312/
Mengs67227/
Münks67162/
Mönks67137/
Mieng67115/
Mönck67101/
Münke6799/
Mueng6769/
Münck6759/
Mynkh6725/
Meung6724/
Mynck6710/
Mengh677/
Maenc677/
Mingk675/
Mengg674/
Minkx672/
Mencs672/
Meenq671/
Mnkhh671/
Menkhova671/
Mmeng671/
Menqu671/
Mnksh671/
Mngkh671/

Menk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menk in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻚmnk-
Menk in the Marathi language
मेनकmenaka-
Menk in the Hindi language
मेनका़menaka50
मेनकmenaka25
मेंकmenka25
Menk in the Russian language
Менькmenk-

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