Mensah Surname
Approximately 583,055 people bear this surname
Mensah Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the Akan language of Ghana, West Africa. It refers to the third child born to couple.
Mensah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 521,060 | 1:52 | 1 |
| Togo | 32,760 | 1:221 | 8 |
| United States | 5,068 | 1:71,519 | 8,275 |
| Benin | 4,243 | 1:2,436 | 290 |
| England | 4,209 | 1:13,238 | 1,952 |
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Liberia | 1,555 | 1:2,835 | 370 |
| Nigeria | 1,537 | 1:115,252 | 7,638 |
| Egypt | 1,342 | 1:68,507 | 6,354 |
| Gambia | 1,176 | 1:1,636 | 199 |
| Gabon | 1,162 | 1:1,626 | 271 |
| France | 930 | 1:71,422 | 9,969 |
| Ivory Coast | 901 | 1:25,606 | 1,804 |
| Canada | 754 | 1:48,867 | 5,930 |
| Mali | 645 | 1:26,309 | 898 |
| Spain | 374 | 1:125,005 | 9,644 |
| Germany | 350 | 1:230,016 | 25,587 |
| Netherlands | 249 | 1:67,820 | 11,570 |
| Belgium | 244 | 1:47,117 | 7,659 |
| South Africa | 227 | 1:238,668 | 24,509 |
| Cameroon | 173 | 1:120,052 | 13,748 |
| Australia | 136 | 1:198,498 | 19,506 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Italy | 113 | 1:541,210 | 52,828 |
| Sweden | 91 | 1:108,206 | 7,807 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Burkina Faso | 55 | 1:333,675 | 5,644 |
| Senegal | 54 | 1:269,988 | 1,596 |
| Denmark | 52 | 1:108,552 | 10,139 |
| United Arab Emirates | 44 | 1:208,233 | 14,206 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| China | 32 | 1:42,728,799 | 2,300 |
| Namibia | 30 | 1:80,313 | 7,828 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Northern Cyprus | 4 | 1:79,753 | 8,764 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Mensah (43,995) may also be a first name.
Mensah 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.
- addobulleyMensah Demographics
Average Male Mensah Height
174.83 cm
Average Female Mensah Height
165.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mensah Last Name Facts
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 908th 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 20,539th 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mensah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mensah in the Arabic language | ||
| منساه | mnsah | - |
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Footnotes
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