Menke Surname
Approximately 22,254 people bear this surname
Menke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13,589 | 1:5,924 | 718 |
| United States | 6,817 | 1:53,170 | 6,385 |
| Netherlands | 486 | 1:34,747 | 5,827 |
| Brazil | 160 | 1:1,337,965 | 45,535 |
| Poland | 125 | 1:304,070 | 36,040 |
| Thailand | 114 | 1:619,635 | 105,115 |
| Turkey | 102 | 1:762,955 | 37,984 |
| Nauru | 98 | 1:121 | 23 |
| Cameroon | 97 | 1:214,114 | 21,748 |
| Suriname | 96 | 1:5,756 | 1,347 |
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Chile | 43 | 1:409,685 | 11,039 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Marshall Islands | 21 | 1:2,468 | 567 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Slovakia | 18 | 1:296,469 | 43,115 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Latvia | 7 | 1:292,864 | 24,791 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 778 | 1:64,548 | 7,038 |
Menke (321) may also be a first name.
Menke Demographics
Average Male Menke Height
178.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Menke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Menke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻨﻜﻪ, Marathi: मॅनके, Russian: Менке) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,306th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 327,471 people. The last name Menke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Menke live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Menke is also the 489,856th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 321 people.
This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 13,589 people, or 1 in 5,924. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.
Menke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Menke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Menke surname rose 876 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Menke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Menke last name is primarily Lutheran (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Menke surname are 17.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.96% registered with the political party.
The amount Menke earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning 333,099 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.17% less than the national average, earning R 161,196 per year; in United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $48,661 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Menke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻣﻨﻜﻪ | amnkh | - |
| Menke in the Marathi language | ||
| मॅनके | menake | 66.67 |
| मेनके | menake | 16.67 |
| मके | make | 16.67 |
| Menke in the Russian language | ||
| Менке | menke | - |
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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 Menke
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