Menster Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Menster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Luxembourg1471:3,949540
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Belgium131:884,35769,774
England81:6,964,757184,742
France81:8,302,840321,660
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Mënster (1) are calculated separately.

Menster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menster occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mënster. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 663,740th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Menster live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Menster is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 1,794,351. In The United States Menster is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 21 percent reside, Ohio, where 5 percent reside and Iowa, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Menster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Menster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 842 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Menster last name are 41.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.68% registered to vote for the political party.

Menster earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $47,272 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mënster951/
Muenster93806/
Moenster93237/
Meunster933/
Maenster931/
Mensterd930/
Mnster9273/
Menste920/
Münster868,710/
Minster862,006/
Mønster86739/
Mynster86287/
Mönster8662/
Műnster8625/
Menzter860/
Mensterova8226/
Mijnster80279/
Minstere801/
Meunstir800/
Minstier800/
Mønsted71621/
Münsterová71121/
Minsterová7140/
Mynsted7126/
Műnsterová7123/
Mønstre7115/
Minzter718/
Mönsted711/
Münsterova711/
Minstre711/
Mincter711/
Minstir710/
Mimster710/
Mynstes710/
Münstedt6796/
Minstedt6714/
Månstedt672/
Minstère671/
Memstead670/
Minsta625/
Mnstaj621/

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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
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  • 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 Menster
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