Mensen Surname

197,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Mensen Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'menstruation' in Norwegian Canteen in German.

It also means 'folk' in Dutch.

Mensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8011:21,0833,348
United States5141:705,17355,723
Germany3661:219,96024,721
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
France371:1,795,209158,669
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Israel211:407,50632,346
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Norway141:367,30634,015
Austria131:655,03358,041
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Denmark101:564,47234,222
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

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.

- rsmensen

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 most common in The Netherlands. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mensen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mensen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 197,424th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,435,901 people. It 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. It is also the 587,225th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 233 people.

The last name Mensen is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 801 people, or 1 in 21,083. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 23 percent reside, Drenthe, where 21 percent reside and Overijssel, where 19 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Mensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mensen surname increased 1,008 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mensen last name are 29.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.33% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menssen92726/
Muensen9242/
Menshen9217/
Meensen9215/
Menseng924/
Maensen924/
Meunsen923/
Menszen922/
Mensehn921/
Mnsen91594/
Menschen868,221/
Muensaen86827/
Moenssen8645/
Mensienė861/
Menson834,172/
Mensan831,297/
Menzen831,118/
Mengen83682/
Mensin83483/
Menßen83183/
Minsen83153/
Menjen8321/
Mensem8320/
Månsen8312/
Mencen8311/
Menshn838/
Mynsen834/
Memsen833/
Mensienne8012/
Mnsn802/
Menscheng800/
Menschenk800/
Mensing775,384/
Menchen771,084/
Mensanh77520/
Menshin77406/
Mentgen77346/
Mensahn77331/
Maenson77262/
Muensin77234/
Mynssen77212/
Mension77190/
Minssen77153/
Muenson77121/
Mensong77108/
Minseng7792/
Muenzen7790/
Mensone7772/
Mengeng7768/
Muensan7758/
Mendgen7750/
Mynseng7749/
Menssan7749/
Menshon7737/
Mensoun7737/
Mensang7736/
Menjeng7734/
Menceng7730/
Månssen7728/
Mensohn7724/
Minsent7718/
Meunsan7717/
Menshan7716/
Meensan7715/
Menshyn7711/
Maensin774/
Meenson772/
Menzeng772/
Menngen772/
Mesnsan771/
Mensson771/
Mensonh771/
Mensonn771/
Mengent771/
Mijnsen771/
Miensan771/
Mensian771/
Mendjen771/
Meunsin771/
Mienson770/
Mennson770/
Menshausen7558/
Menzhausen7525/
Menshousen750/
Mnson734/
Menshina71431/
Mencheng71400/
Mensingh71122/
Mijnssen7176/
Mensinck7158/
Menssink7148/
Menssing7135/
Menshyna7119/
Menssanh7116/
Mensahan7116/
Mennchen714/
Minnsent711/
Mennshin711/
Mensouhn711/
Mensione711/
Menzenth711/
Menssion711/
Menszing711/
Menjenne711/
Mmensing711/
Mensaung711/
Meensink710/
Menzan673,527/
Minson672,194/
Mensching671,491/
Mengin671,011/
Minsin67690/
Menzon67384/
Mnsson67374/
Mencin67351/
Menzin67215/
Menjon67208/
Minsan67128/
Månson6781/
Menjin6732/
Menzem6732/
Menjem6728/
Månsén6724/
Minsem6721/
Mengem6718/
Menchn6712/
Mensom6710/
Menjón679/
Mencon678/
Mensam673/
Mensonova672/
Menjan672/
Mennshina671/
Mensanova671/
Mençon671/
Mengengue671/
Menjengue671/
Mencan671/
Minsng671/
Hmeensane671/
Mynson670/
Memgen670/

Mensen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mensen in the Bengali language
মেন্সেনmensena-
Mensen in the Russian language
Менсенmensen-

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