Mensen Surname
Approximately 2,121 people bear this surname
Mensen Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'menstruation' in Norwegian Canteen in German.
It also means 'folk' in Dutch.
Mensen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 801 | 1:21,083 | 3,348 |
| United States | 514 | 1:705,173 | 55,723 |
| Germany | 366 | 1:219,960 | 24,721 |
| Brazil | 121 | 1:1,769,209 | 57,430 |
| Indonesia | 70 | 1:1,889,274 | 120,273 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Mensen (233) may also be a first name.
Mensen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'menstruation' in Norwegian Canteen in German.
It also means 'folk' in Dutch.
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Mensen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mensen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mensen (Bengali: মেন্সেন, Russian: Менсен) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mensen? popularity and diffusion
Mensen is the 197,424th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,435,901 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Mensen are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Mensen is also the 587,225th most frequent forename in the world, held by 233 people.
Mensen is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 21,083. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 23 percent are found, Drenthe, where 21 percent are found and Overijssel, where 19 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.
Mensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mensen surname increased 1,008 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mensen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mensen surname are 29.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mensen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning 362,618 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.14% less than the national average, earning R 44,808 per year; in United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.99% less than the national average, earning $46,210 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mensen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mensen in the Bengali language | ||
| মেন্সেন | mensena | - |
| Mensen in the Russian language | ||
| Менсен | mensen | - |
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