Mens Surname

58,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,9881:5,417760
Netherlands1,5401:10,9661,517
Belgium5731:20,0643,102
France4511:147,27922,798
Iran2031:378,23924,709
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Germany931:865,65062,206
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Canada631:584,85148,473
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
England411:1,358,97760,528
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
India241:31,961,058386,265
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Austria141:608,24554,975
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Menš (5), Menş (1) & Menś (1) are calculated separately.

Mens (173) may also be a first name.

Mens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mens (Russian: Менс) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Menš, Menş or Menś. For other potential spellings of Mens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,215th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 838,420 people. Mens is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Mens reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mens is also the 694,534th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 173 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 4,988 people, or 1 in 5,417. Aside from Ghana it exists in 69 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Mens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mens surname rose 389 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (60%) in Lebanon.

The amount Mens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning 361,436 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.95% less than the national average, earning R 137,952 per year; in United States they earn 34.05% more than the national average, earning $57,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $53,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menš925/
Menş921/
Menś921/
Moens899,766/
Mense893,935/
Meens891,213/
Mensh89746/
Miens89590/
Menns89148/
Muens8940/
Maens8930/
Mensz8912/
Mehns8911/
Menss894/
Menst891/
Meuns890/
Mns86540/
Mensch805,230/
Menshe8021/
Maenss801/
Meenns800/
Mensse800/
Muenss800/
Menz7512,066/
Mins75827/
Mems75814/
Müns75123/
Mnse756/
Mäns756/
Mnsh755/
Måns754/
Myns754/
Mhns753/
Mnsj751/
Mnsp751/
Menx750/
Menç750/
Mensová7361/
Mensche7356/
Muensch7329/
Mensova7321/
Meunsch731/
Miensch731/
Moensch730/
Menze676,464/
Minns675,569/
Menshova675,333/
Mench671,358/
Minse671,330/
Mence671,157/
Meems67608/
Muenz67478/
Münst67399/
Maenz67192/
Memsh67122/
Menje6793/
Minsh6780/
Mençe6756/
Minst6734/
Muins6710/
Meenz677/
Mynns677/
Mynst676/
Minss673/
Memse672/
Menzh671/
Meunz671/
Månså671/
Mnshd671/
Mänss671/
Menjp671/
Myons671/
Mänïs671/
Mions671/
Mnısı671/
Muuns671/
Münss671/
Mimns670/
Moenz670/
Misns670/

Mens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mens in the Russian language
Менсmens-

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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
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  • 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 Mens
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