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 in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Menkiş or Meņķis. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Menkis? popularity and diffusion

Menkis is the 2,007,164th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Menkis live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 295,091. In Israel Menkis is primarily concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 48 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 24 percent reside and Central District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Israel this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 23 percent reside.

Menkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Menkis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Menkis surname increased 414 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Menkis surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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