Where Does The Last Name Mensah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mensah (Arabic: منساه) occurs most in Ghana. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mensah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mensah is the 908^th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,499 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mensah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mensah is also the 20,539^th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 43,995 people.

Mensah is the most commonly held surname in one country:Ghana, where 89 percent reside. This surname is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 521,060 people, or 1 in 52. Beside Ghana it is found in 111 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Mensah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Mensah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mensah surname grew 253,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 420,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mensah Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Mensah last name are 42.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mensah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.58% less than the national average, earning 292,175 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.07% more than the national average, earning R 366,120 per year; in United States they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $43,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $46,939 CAD per year.