Menkis Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Menkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel291:295,09125,768
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Menkiş (86) & Meņķis (2) are calculated separately.

Menkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Menkis occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Menkiş or Meņķis. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menkis? popularity and diffusion

Menkis is the 2,007,164th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Menkis reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Menkis is most numerous in Israel, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 295,091. In Israel it is most numerous in: Jerusalem District, where 48 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 24 percent are found and Central District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Israel Menkis exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 23 percent are found.

Menkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Menkis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Menkis surname rose 414 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Menkis surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Menkis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.18% more than the national average, earning $56,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 99% more than the national average, earning $98,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menkiş9486/
Menkies9224/
Menkhis921/
Mengkis921/
Menkiss920/
Meņķis892/
Mienkisz861/
Menkes83904/
Mencis83147/
Minkis8355/
Menkès834/
Mienkisch801/
Menquis774/
Mengkes773/
Menkese772/
Minkies771/
Menckes771/
Mencijs771/
Menkeus771/
Mienkes771/
Mingkis771/
Menkesse7115/
Mönkhish711/
Menquist710/
Minkes67302/
Mences6729/
Mincis6729/
Menciz671/
Minkiz671/
Minqis671/

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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 Menkis
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