Menssen Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Menssen Surname User-submission:

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

It also means 'folk' in Dutch.

Menssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5161:156,01818,631
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Menssen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

It also means 'folk' in Dutch.

- rsmensen

Menssen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Menssen occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menssen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Menssen is the 464,191st most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Menssen reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 516 people, or 1 in 156,018. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 61 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Menssen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Menssen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Menssen last name grew 19,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menssen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Menssen surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

Menssen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,177 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moenssen9345/
Mensen922,121/
Mynssen86212/
Minssen86153/
Menssan8649/
Muensen8642/
Månssen8628/
Menshen8617/
Meensen8615/
Menseng864/
Maensen864/
Meunsen863/
Menszen862/
Mensson861/
Mensehn861/
Mnsen83594/
Menshausen8258/
Menshousen820/
Menschen808,221/
Muensaen80827/
Mijnssen8076/
Menssink8048/
Menssing8035/
Menssanh8016/
Mensienė801/
Menssion801/
Menson774,172/
Mensan771,297/
Menzen771,118/
Mengen77682/
Mensin77483/
Mnsson77374/
Menßen77183/
Minsen77153/
Menjen7721/
Mensem7720/
Månsen7712/
Mencen7711/
Menshn778/
Mynsen774/
Memsen773/
Mensienne7512/
Menscheng750/
Menschenk750/
Mnsn732/
Månsson719,967/
Mensing715,384/
Menchen711,084/
Mensanh71520/
Menshin71406/
Mentgen71346/
Mensahn71331/
Maenson71262/
Muensin71234/
Mension71190/
Muenson71121/
Mensong71108/
Minseng7192/
Muenzen7190/
Mensone7172/
Mengeng7168/
Muensan7158/
Mendgen7150/
Mynseng7149/
Menshon7137/
Mensoun7137/
Mensang7136/
Menjeng7134/
Menceng7130/
Menzhausen7125/
Mensohn7124/
Minsent7118/
Meunsan7117/
Menshan7116/
Minssan7116/
Mynssem7115/
Meensan7115/
Menshyn7111/
Minssem714/
Maensin714/
Minssin713/
Meenson712/
Minsson712/
Menzeng712/
Menngen712/
Mänsson712/
Mesnsan711/
Mensonh711/
Mensonn711/
Mengent711/
Minssengue711/
Mijnsen711/
Miensan711/
Mensian711/
Mendjen711/
Meunsin711/
Mienson710/
Mennson710/
Menshina67431/
Mencheng67400/
Mensingh67122/
Mensinck6758/
Menshyna6719/
Mensahan6716/
Mennchen674/
Mnson674/
Minssang672/
Minssong672/
Minnsent671/
Minssing671/
Mennshin671/
Mensouhn671/
Minssone671/
Mensione671/
Menzenth671/
Menszing671/
Menjenne671/
Mmensing671/
Mensaung671/
Meensink670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Menssen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis