Menks Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Menks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Menks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menks (Hindi: मेनका, Russian: Менкс) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Menks live; 40 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Menks is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 4,653,790. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 50 percent reside, Paraná, where 26 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Brazil Menks is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside.

Menks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Menks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Menks surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Menks earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $43,924 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muenks91453/
Meenks9190/
Moenks915/
Mencks913/
Menkhs911/
Meunks910/
Moencks832/
Menkshe831/
Minks803,282/
Mengs80227/
Münks80162/
Mönks80137/
Mynks806/
Mencs802/
Mnksh801/
Mincks73887/
Meengs73251/
Mengse7356/
Möncks7325/
Mengst7312/
Müncks7310/
Minksz7310/
Menngs731/
Minkcs731/
Mengshe673/
Mngs672/
Minkcks672/
Mnkx671/
Menx670/

Menks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menks in the Hindi language
मेनकाmenaka-
Menks in the Russian language
Менксmenks-

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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 Menks
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