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
The last name Menke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻨﻜﻪ, Marathi: मॅनके, Russian: Менке) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Menke is the 24,306th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 327,471 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Menke reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Menke is also the 489,856th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 321 people.
Menke is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 13,589 people, or 1 in 5,924. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 33 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Barring Germany Menke is found in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.
Menke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Menke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Menke surname grew 876 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Menke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Lutheran (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Menke are 17.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.96% registered to vote for the 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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- 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 Menke
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