Mensiah Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Mensiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mensiah (12) may also be a first name.
Mensiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mensiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mensiah is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mensiah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mensiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mensiah is the 3,882,373rd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Mensiah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mensiah live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname Mensiah is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 200,388. In Liberia Mensiah is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 95 percent live and Margibi County, where 5 percent live. Besides Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menshiah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mensia | 92 | 129 | / |
| Mensias | 86 | 147 | / |
| Mensyah | 86 | 7 | / |
| Menjiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Menseah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Minsiah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Minsia | 77 | 188 | / |
| Menzia | 77 | 179 | / |
| Menjia | 77 | 15 | / |
| Menxia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Minsyah | 71 | 40 | / |
| Minsiho | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mendjia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Menzias | 71 | 2 | / |
| Menchia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mensías | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minsiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menceah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mnjia | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mensheha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Menchias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minssiho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mensiah
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