Menkens Surname

425,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Menkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5301:151,89718,199
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
England131:4,286,005132,302
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Menkens Last Name Facts

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

Menkens occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menkens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menkens is the 425,369th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,963,771 people. The last name Menkens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Menkens reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 530 people, or 1 in 151,897. In Germany Menkens is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent reside, Hamburg, where 10 percent reside and Thuringia, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Menkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Menkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Menkens surname increased 336 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Menkens are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

Menkens earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.82% less than the national average, earning $39,342 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menckens931/
Mehnkens930/
Menkins86204/
Minkens8610/
Mencens861/
Meenkins801/
Mehnkins800/
Minkins71142/
Meņkins711/
Memkins710/
Minquens671/
Menchins670/
Mincins571/
Minquins531/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Menkens
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