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

Menkis is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Menkiş or Meņķis. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menkis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menkis is the 2,007,164th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name is primarily 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 commonly occurring in Israel, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 295,091. In Israel it is most common in: Jerusalem District, where 48 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 24 percent are found and Central District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs 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 who held the Menkis last name rose 414 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Menkis last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with 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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