Mensa Surname

50,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mensa Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Akan language of Ghana, West Africa. It refers to the third child born to couple.

Mensa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,6801:4,757672
Italy1,0361:59,03210,553
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Colombia7301:65,4442,970
Argentina4481:95,4098,031
Spain2821:165,78711,953
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Tanzania1161:456,39331,870
France1021:651,20384,246
Nigeria811:2,186,94874,923
England731:763,26141,903
Czechia551:193,33628,224
Ivory Coast541:427,24514,306
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Benin451:229,68020,839
Ecuador431:369,9039,697
Zambia391:406,40820,045
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India81:95,883,173728,828
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Menša (16) & Mensà (5) are calculated separately.

Mensa (3,160) may also be a first name.

Mensa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Akan language of Ghana, West Africa. It refers to the third child born to couple.

- addobulley

Mensa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mensa (Arabic: مينسا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺺ, Hindi: मेंसा, Marathi: मेन्सा, Russian: Менса) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Menša or Mensà. Click here for further potential spellings of Mensa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mensa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,583rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 718,551 people. The surname Mensa occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Mensa are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mensa is also the 127,932nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 3,160 people.

The last name Mensa is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 5,680 people, or 1 in 4,757. Apart from Ghana this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 10 percent live and Togo, where 8 percent live.

Mensa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mensa last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mensa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 21.45% less than the national average, earning $17,833,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $37,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menša9316/
Mensà935/
Mensah91583,055/
Muensa911,341/
Hmensa91349/
Mensia91129/
Mensha91120/
Mensay9171/
Mensat9156/
Mensai9144/
Menssa9143/
Mensap9117/
Mensaa917/
Menzsa915/
Mensas914/
Meunsa914/
Mensad911/
Mensoa910/
Mnsa898/
Muensai83226/
Menseau8398/
Menssah8322/
Menshah8317/
Mensait836/
Mennsah834/
Mensahy834/
Mensach834/
Miensah832/
Maensah832/
Menshad832/
Muensay832/
Mensayh831/
Menseah831/
Menscah831/
Maensai831/
Mensaha831/
Mensash831/
Mensath831/
Menshaa831/
Menshay831/
Mensahh831/
Mensaya831/
Mensuha831/
Mensaat831/
Mensaid831/
Mensais831/
Meunsai831/
Hmoensa831/
Menza8012,268/
Mense803,935/
Mensi803,278/
Menso801,689/
Minsa80696/
Menja80526/
Mnsha80366/
Menca80197/
Mensy8022/
Mença805/
Mnsah802/
Mnsaa802/
Memsa801/
Mnsay801/
Menshaya7737/
Mensheha7714/
Mmaennsa771/
Menshash771/
Menges737,735/
Maenza732,184/
Menser731,630/
Muensi73948/
Menshi73724/
Mengis73683/
Mienso73641/
Mensio73337/
Menzes73265/
Menjay73259/
Mendja73255/
Menses73249/
Minsha73244/
Minsia73188/
Menzia73179/
Muenza73179/
Mensis73168/
Maensi73150/
Muense73149/
Mencis73147/
Mnshaa73147/
Mensou73139/
Minsai73100/
Menzat7382/
Mencha7380/
Menzis7375/
Minsat7371/
Minsas7368/
Menseh7368/
Muinsa7368/
Mengia7365/
Mensie7365/
Menjes7348/
Mensot7344/
Mensoi7343/
Mensey7338/
Menjis7334/
Mnshad7332/
Miense7330/
Mences7329/
Minsad7327/
Moensi7327/
Menssi7326/
Moenza7323/
Menshe7321/
Miensi7321/
Mensiz7320/
Menzoa7320/
Mensco7320/
Menshy7319/
Menjat7318/
Menjad7317/
Menjas7316/
Mensoh7316/
Minsah7314/
Maenso7314/
Minssa7314/
Mensep7312/
Mensih7310/
Mienza738/
Mnshah738/
Mensez737/
Minsoa737/
Meunsy735/
Meenja735/
Mendca735/
Menset735/
Menzza734/
Mensee734/
Mmenso734/
Mengea734/
Mensiy734/
Mnshai734/
Menjai734/
Mensho733/
Menjea733/
Mensos733/
Minsay732/
Meunse732/
Menzay732/
Memsap732/
Mginsa732/
Muensy732/
Minsaz731/
Menzha731/
Menzos731/
Mensej731/
Mnhsah731/
Mnshha731/
Mennsi731/
Mensoo731/
Muenso731/
Minnsa731/
Memsha731/
Menseu731/
Mensip731/
Mensoy731/
Menzad731/
Menzas731/
Mensuo731/
Menxah731/
Menxha731/
Menjap731/
Menjja731/
Mencay731/
Mencìa731/
Menzea731/
Mnshat731/
Mnshea731/
Mensse730/
Menschaid7127/
Mensayova713/
Meenshadh711/
Menzies6717,284/
Mengist679,522/
Mengesh672,744/
Mnsy67154/
Menches67138/
Minsaas67132/
Mensies67100/
Mensier6791/
Menjaud6785/
Mnja6780/
Menscer6775/
Mensous6768/
Muensee6768/
Mensche6756/
Mensher6746/
Menshoi6737/
Minshad6731/
Mensger6727/
Menszer6726/
Menshoy6725/
Menjees6725/
Menzhes6725/
Mensiez6725/
Menschy6719/
Minshah6717/
Menshed6716/
Mnsi6715/
Menshie6715/
Menchai6715/
Menshyi6713/
Minshas6712/
Mengios679/
Mensouh679/
Mnza679/
Menshih678/
Menschaidt678/
Mendges678/
Miensei677/
Mengesz677/
Menchat677/
Mengish676/
Mengest676/
Mnse676/
Menshiy675/
Mensseh675/
Mennzes674/
Mensieh674/
Menzhos674/
Menssou674/
Mendzia674/
Minsaya674/
Muenshi674/
Mnso674/
Meenzay674/
Mendjos673/
Mensser673/
Minshau672/
Minshaj672/
Mengiss672/
Menseid672/
Mendjah672/
Menchau672/
Menshes672/
Mnshahd672/
Meensoh672/
Meenzes671/
Minsadp671/
Menzais671/
Menceas671/
Mendjay671/
Mennzas671/
Menshoh671/
Menchea671/
Menceah671/
Mehnsuo671/
Menchas671/
Muenseh671/
Muensoh671/
Minsa'a671/
Minsaat671/
Miensso671/
Memshau671/
Menseit671/
Mensoud671/
Mengiat671/
Menssey671/
Menssie671/
Mendjai671/
Menchah671/
Mencijs671/
Miensie671/
Mensuot671/
Menshou671/
Mynshad671/
Meenjad671/
Meenjai671/
Meensaaaid671/
Meenzai671/
Menchay671/
Memshai671/
Memshaj671/
Mnshadh671/
Mnsshai671/
Mengiad671/
Menjais671/
Menzzes671/
Mensses670/
Menzeis670/
Menscou670/
Mensiet670/
Menzees670/
Mennser670/

Mensa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mensa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﺺmns-
Mensa in the Marathi language
मेन्साmensa-
Mensa in the Hindi language
मेंसाmensa50
मेनसाmenasa28.57
मेन्साmensa14.29
मंशाmansa7.14
Mensa in the Russian language
Менсаmensa-
Mensa in the Arabic language
مينساmynsa-
منساmnsa-

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