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

Menster is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Mënster. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menster? popularity and diffusion

Menster is the 663,740th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Menster reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 1,794,351. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 21 percent reside, Ohio, where 5 percent reside and Iowa, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Luxembourg, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Menster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Menster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Menster last name expanded 842 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Menster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Menster surname are 41.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.68% being 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
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  • 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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