Menshak Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Menshak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menshak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Menshak (26) may also be a first name.

Menshak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Menshak (Russian: Меньшак) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menshak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Menshak are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Menshak is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 26 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Menshak is most common in: Bauchi, where 80 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mensak92178/
Mensack8675/
Menszak8628/
Menzhak868/
Miensak867/
Mensiak867/
Minshak866/
Muensak862/
Menshakova821,336/
Mienszak806/
Menschakova781/
Menzak77293/
Menjak7797/
Mensac7791/
Mensák778/
Mencak777/
Mensag776/
Minsak773/
Mensakova753/
Møenshaug751/
Mynchak71256/
Miensok7197/
Mesnjak7128/
Menchok7115/
Menchac717/
Mynzhak714/
Minshakova713/
Mimshak712/
Menchaq711/
Menshacova711/
Mhnsake711/
Menshokova711/
Meenjak711/
Mensaque6769/
Mendziak6769/
Muensook6712/
Mendrzak678/
Meensook677/
Mensague675/
Myndzhak672/
Menssouk671/
Miensock671/
Muensouk671/
Minsiack670/

Menshak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menshak in the Russian language
Меньшакmensak-

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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 Menshak
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