Mensela Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mensela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mensela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mensela (31) may also be a first name.

Mensela Last Name Facts

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

Mensela is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mensela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Mensela live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Mensela is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 31 people.

Mensela is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Mensela is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Mensela exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

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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 Mensela
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