Menken Surname

188,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Menken Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived in a monastery.

Menken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8121:446,37838,303
Germany7671:104,96112,974
Netherlands3161:53,4409,173
Turkey1941:401,14124,373
Australia331:818,05251,601
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Norway71:734,61250,907
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
England61:9,286,343223,652
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Menken (31) may also be a first name.

Menken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lived in a monastery.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Menken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menken has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Menken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,707th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,253,369 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Menken reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Menken is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used given name globally, held by 31 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 446,378. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 12 percent live and Iowa, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent live and The Netherlands, where 14 percent live.

Menken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Menken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Menken surname rose 846 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Menken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Menken surname are 11.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Menken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 28.31% more than the national average, earning 444,046 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $56,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meenken92461/
Mencken9252/
Mengken924/
Muenken922/
Menkien921/
Menkeun921/
Mehnken921/
Mienken920/
Mnken9112/
Maenkaen869/
Mengkaen864/
Meencken863/
Meunkeun861/
Menkin83697/
Minken83288/
Menkyn8326/
Mänken8315/
Mencen8311/
Menkenova80143/
Muengkaen801/
Menchen771,084/
Menkina77404/
Meemken77404/
Menkyna7737/
Mingken774/
Mengcen771/
Menkion770/
Mehnkin770/
Mincken770/
Mengchen7124/
Mennchen714/
Minkin674,680/
Mencin67351/
Mynkyn67327/
Minkengue6754/
Minkenova6733/
Mimken6731/
Mynkin6730/
Menkinová679/
Menkynová679/
Menkinova674/
Menkynova671/
Memkem671/

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