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 borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mensiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mensiah reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 200,388. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 95 percent are found and Margibi County, where 5 percent are found. Besides Liberia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
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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