Menshi Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Menshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5111:103,60410,117
Zambia1261:125,7939,482
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
China151:91,154,7714,767
India151:51,137,692512,385
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Menshi (277) may also be a first name.

Menshi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menshi (Hindi: मेनशी, Marathi: मेनसी) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Menshi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 465,182nd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,065,671 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Menshi live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 533,704th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 277 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 103,604. In Tanzania Menshi is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 0 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 0 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 17 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menshoi9237/
Menshie9215/
Menshyi9213/
Menshih928/
Menshiy925/
Muenshi924/
Mensi913,278/
Mnshi911/
Menschei861/
Menchi831,316/
Muensi83948/
Mensis83168/
Maensi83150/
Menzhi83148/
Mensha83120/
Menseh8368/
Mensie8365/
Mensai8344/
Mensoi8343/
Minshi8338/
Moensi8327/
Menssi8326/
Menshe8321/
Miensi8321/
Mensiz8320/
Menshy8319/
Mensih8310/
Mensiy834/
Mnshai834/
Mhnshi831/
Mennsi831/
Mensip831/
Menschaid8027/
Mnsi8015/
Menscheid8015/
Meșenschi801/
Mengesh772,744/
Muensai77226/
Mensies77100/
Mensier7791/
Menchyi7773/
Mensche7756/
Mensher7746/
Menshoy7725/
Mensiez7725/
Menschy7719/
Menshed7716/
Menchai7715/
Mendjhi7714/
Minshid7713/
Memshih7712/
Minshui778/
Miensei777/
Mengish776/
Mensait776/
Mensseh775/
Mensieh774/
Mensahy774/
Menchit774/
Menchiy773/
Menseid772/
Menshes772/
Menchih771/
Mensayh771/
Menseah771/
Maensai771/
Muenseh771/
Minshie771/
Mensaha771/
Menseit771/
Menshaa771/
Menshay771/
Menssie771/
Muunshi771/
Miensie771/
Mensuha771/
Meenchi771/
Menchei771/
Memshai771/
Mnsshai771/
Mensaid771/
Mensais771/
Meunsai771/
Minship770/
Mensiet770/
Minshit770/
Menschaidt758/
Menscheidt751/
Menschoidt751/
Mengi7313,260/
Mensa7310,142/
Menzi735,093/
Mense733,935/
Menji732,808/
Menci731,693/
Minsi731,197/
Mnsha73366/
Mnjhi73248/
Mensy7322/
Memsi7310/
Mnchi732/
Mnhji732/
Mnshy731/
Menscher7194/
Menshaya7137/
Mensheha7114/
Mensches718/
Minshidh711/
Menchich711/
Menchoij711/
Mengisth711/
Minschid711/
Moenssie711/
Muensche710/
Menges677,735/
Menzie671,864/
Menser671,630/
Mengie671,364/
Mengis67683/
Hmensa67349/
Menche67322/
Menzes67265/
Menses67249/
Minsha67244/
Muense67149/
Mencis67147/
Mnshaa67147/
Mengid67116/
Mendji67111/
Minsai67100/
Muenzi6784/
Minchi6779/
Menzis6775/
Mensay6771/
Mengit6752/
Menjes6748/
Menssa6743/
Mienzi6739/
Mensey6738/
Mencit6736/
Menjis6734/
Mengip6733/
Minssi6732/
Miense6730/
Mences6729/
Minsih6729/
Minjhi6717/
Menchy6716/
Mendzi6713/
Mensep6712/
Muunsi6711/
Mnseeh679/
Mensez677/
Mensaa677/
Minzhi676/
Meunsy675/
Menset675/
Minsit675/
Mensee674/
Minsie674/
Memchi674/
Menjai674/
Menzei673/
Minsis673/
Menngi673/
Minsii673/
Maenzi672/
Minseh672/
Minsei672/
Meunse672/
Menjit672/
Muensy672/
Minshe671/
Menzha671/
Menziz671/
Memseh671/
Mensej671/
Mnshha671/
Mengiz671/
Minsip671/
Minsui671/
Mionsi671/
Muinsi671/
Moenzi671/
Memshe671/
Menseu671/
Mensoy671/
Menzui671/
Mengih671/
Menjui671/
Menciz671/
Mmengi671/
Meenji671/
Mnnhji671/
Mnshea671/
Menjoi671/
Mensse670/
Mensoa670/

Menshi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menshi in the Hindi language
मेनशीmenasi50
मेंशीmensi33.33
मेन्शीmensi16.67
Menshi in the Marathi language
मेनसीmenasi50
मेनशीmenasi25
मेन्शीmensi25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Menshi
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