Menka Surname

215,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Menka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
India4321:1,775,61463,364
Poland701:542,98251,331
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
Japan551:2,324,44229,670
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Albania181:161,89212,234
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Mënka (30) are calculated separately.

Menka (43,024) may also be a first name.

Menka Last Name Facts

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

Menka (Arabic: مينكا, Bengali: মেনকা, Hindi: मेनका, Marathi: मेनका, Oriya: େମନକା, Russian: Менька, Tibetan: མི་ན'ཀ་) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Mënka. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 215,983rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,833,533 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Menka reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Menka is also the 20,944th most frequent forename globally, held by 43,024 people.

The last name Menka is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,108 people, or 1 in 24,387. Beside Ghana this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Menka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Menka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Menka surname declined 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Menka last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the political party.

Menka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.32% more than the national average, earning $66,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mënka9330/
Menkah91792/
Mengka9142/
Menkay9134/
Maenka9117/
Mencka917/
Menkai916/
Menkaj915/
Menkad914/
Mienka912/
Menkaa912/
Menkea912/
Moenka911/
Mennka911/
Menkoa911/
Meenka911/
Mehnka911/
Mnka891/
Menkhas83483/
Menkach8377/
Mengkay8338/
Mengkau8326/
Mengkas8317/
Mengkai8310/
Muenkai839/
Menkeah836/
Menkacz832/
Menkahe832/
Maengka831/
Menkass831/
Menkaus831/
Menkaah831/
Menkash831/
Meunkai831/
Menke8022,254/
Minka804,525/
Menko801,499/
Mynka801,023/
Mnkai80883/
Menki80281/
Menkó80223/
Menca80197/
Menky8053/
Mnkay8011/
Menqa802/
Mnkaa801/
Mngka801/
Menkhaus77971/
Muengkai772/
Moenkhah771/
Meungkha771/
Minkah732,694/
Mengko731,478/
Mencke731,240/
Mingka73421/
Minkai73184/
Menkeu73159/
Moenke73148/
Minkoa73108/
Maenko73105/
Mienko7399/
Menkiş7386/
Mengke7379/
Maenke7369/
Mienke7362/
Mehnke7359/
Menkeh7358/
Menkee7343/
Mencas7342/
Mënkaj7337/
Menqat7331/
Minkaa7329/
Mengki7325/
Moenko7324/
Minkau7318/
Menkey7317/
Menkoh7317/
Meenke7317/
Mengca7315/
Muenke7314/
Menkou7313/
Menkie7312/
Mienki7312/
Mencap7311/
Meenko739/
Menkuo739/
Menkhi734/
Menkès734/
Mengky733/
Menkei733/
Menkos733/
Muenca732/
Menkio732/
Münkat732/
Mionka732/
Mencai732/
Mencoa732/
Maenki731/
Menkhe731/
Mennko731/
Mencah731/
Memkaa731/
Muenko731/
Minkap731/
Minkha731/
Menkih731/
Mencay731/
Mencìa731/
Mnkqai731/
Mynkas731/
Minkaj731/
Maenca731/
Mencky730/
Mennke730/
Moehnke67293/
Menkous67120/
Maengko6759/
Mynkach6756/
Mencast6747/
Mengkoh6727/
Muencke6725/
Mingkay6725/
Minkach6723/
Minkacz6717/
Minckas6716/
Mngquka6716/
Mehenko6711/
Mengkeh679/
Mengker676/
Mingkai676/
Mynkhas676/
Miencke675/
Menkouz675/
Mingkau675/
Minkhas674/
Mengcas674/
Mengcay674/
Mengcai674/
Meenkey672/
Minkgai672/
Maencke671/
Maengke671/
Mehemka671/
Miencky671/
Mengkey671/
Menkkot671/
Menchea671/
Menceah671/
Menkuoh671/
Mnko671/
Mingkah671/
Minkaih671/
Minkaya671/
Minkhaa671/
Mnke671/
Mengcad671/
Mengcat671/
Menkhee671/
Menkhis671/
Menkioh671/
Mencach671/
Mencker671/
Męka671/
Mynkaus671/
Muenkee671/
Menckes671/
Mnki671/
Mnqa671/
Mengkee671/
Minkhad671/
Menkith670/
Mehnkey670/

Menka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menka in the Tibetan language
མི་ན'ཀ་minaka-
Menka in the Bengali language
মেনকাmenaka-
Menka in the Hindi language
मेनकाmenaka99.65
मेंकाmenka0.14
मेन्काmenka0.09
मेंअकाmemaka0.04
मॆनकाmenaka0.02
मेनिकाmenika0.02
़मेनकाmenaka0.01
Menka in the Marathi language
मेनकाmenaka95.41
मेणकाmenaka3.65
मेन्काmenka0.06
मेनाकmenaka0.06
मेनकmenaka0.06
Menka in the Oriya language
େମନକାemanaka24.08
େଦଇeda'i10.47
ମଳିକmalika10.47
େବୱାebawa8.9
େବେହରାebehara7.85
ନାୟକnayaka7.33
େଜନାejana5.76
େସଠୀesathi5.76
େଯନାeyana5.76
େଦଈeda'i4.19
େମନ୍କାemanka4.19
ନାଏକna'eka3.14
ନାଇକna'ika0.52
Menka in the Russian language
Менькаmenka-
Menka in the Arabic language
مينكاmynka-

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