Menlyn Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Menlyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menlyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Menlyn (30) may also be a first name.

Menlyn Last Name Facts

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

Menlyn occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menlyn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Menlyn is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Menlyn are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Menlyn is also the 1,911,214th most common first name internationally, held by 30 people.

The last name Menlyn is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menlen8327/
Menlin836/
Mnln801/
Menglin7720/
Menlien773/
Mynlyna772/
Menlina771/
Menlene771/
Mienlin771/
Menllen770/
Menling770/
Muenluen714/
Maennlin711/
Mennlien710/
Minlin67552/
Mnlina678/
Månlin671/
Minglin62109/
Minlina6249/
Männlin6236/
Minling6217/
Minnlin624/
Mänling622/
Männling5743/
Minlinova531/
Memlin5032/
Minlen505/

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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 Menlyn
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