Menta Surname

52,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mali

Menta Surname User-submission:

Menta means 'mint' in romance languages, an aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.

Menta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,0301:253,15714,635
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Italy1,2871:47,5198,560
Mali7101:23,900839
Brazil6701:319,51412,304
United States6481:559,35046,103
Argentina5201:82,1996,956
Ecuador1421:112,0136,439
Philippines1321:766,95674,930
Spain1211:386,38021,365
Australia991:272,68424,601
Uruguay931:36,9014,256
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
France781:851,573100,617
Uganda761:513,67529,105
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Greece261:426,14656,152
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
England161:3,482,379114,324
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malta11:430,2723,380
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Menta (9,112) may also be a first name.

Menta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Menta means 'mint' in romance languages, an aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.

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Menta Last Name Facts

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

Menta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺔ, Hindi: मेंता, Marathi: मेनता, Oriya: ମେନାଜ, Russian: Мента) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Menta is the 52,306th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 744,691 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 34 percent of Menta are found; 31 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,156th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 9,112 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 3,030 people, or 1 in 253,157. In India Menta is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 69 percent live, Telangana, where 19 percent live and Odisha, where 8 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 15 percent live and Italy, where 13 percent live.

Menta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Menta has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,592 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Menta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Menta surname are 1.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Menta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.23% less than the national average, earning €26,356 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.87% less than the national average, earning R 116,748 per year; in United States they earn 24.25% more than the national average, earning $53,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $44,725 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mentay913,369/
Mentha91743/
Mentas91306/
Mentta9149/
Mentea9143/
Mentaa9137/
Mienta9134/
Mentad9131/
Mentai9126/
Muenta9119/
Maenta9118/
Mentah9116/
Mentat9114/
Mentaz9111/
Moenta919/
Mentau916/
Mehnta912/
Mentap911/
Mnta897/
Muentha83118/
Menteau8319/
Menteah836/
Mentaha836/
Menttaa834/
Mentaya834/
Menthat834/
Meentaz831/
Mentash831/
Mentach831/
Meentha831/
Mentaah831/
Menthea831/
Minta8015,240/
Mente806,421/
Mento804,036/
Menti803,984/
Menty8052/
Mntha8042/
Mynta8039/
Memta808/
Mntau807/
Mntaj802/
Mntay801/
Menteaux77139/
Menteath7739/
Muenthai7729/
Maenthai777/
Menthais771/
M'Mienta771/
Mintah7323,098/
Menter731,911/
Mentis731,737/
Mentes731,204/
Mentee731,026/
Muente73778/
Mentoy73564/
Mentos73500/
Menthe73472/
Mintas73253/
Mintai73198/
Mintaç73145/
Mented73140/
Muunta7399/
Mintha7397/
Mentyi7389/
Mentoh7380/
Mentuy7379/
Mintaz7374/
Mentie7372/
Mentei7370/
Mentho7368/
Mintoa7367/
Mentey7366/
Mintay7365/
Moenti7358/
Mintau7358/
Mendte7353/
Menthi7352/
Mintad7348/
Mntajh7347/
Mentod7337/
Mentii7333/
Mentet7330/
Menteh7326/
Mentez7324/
Mentio7324/
Mentot7319/
Menteu7317/
Mintaj7316/
Mentou7316/
Mentid7313/
Mnthai7310/
Mentti739/
Mentte738/
Mndtaj738/
Mminta737/
Mentiz736/
Memtaz736/
Mintat736/
Mentiy735/
Mentoz735/
Miento734/
Mehnto734/
Mintea734/
Myntai733/
Menthy733/
Mintap732/
Mehnti732/
Mginta732/
Mentih732/
Meento732/
Mentys731/
Meente731/
Meenti731/
Minnta731/
Mintta731/
Mentty731/
Mennto731/
Mmenti731/
Mentge731/
Memtta731/
Mijnta731/
Miente731/
Moente731/
Memtap731/
Memtat731/
Mentoo731/
Myntaj731/
Mentui731/
Muinta731/
Mntash731/
Mnthad731/
Mnthea731/
Mentje731/
Meunti731/
Hmuenthai711/
Menteer67610/
Mnto67326/
Muenthi67307/
Mentesh67295/
Mintash6749/
Meenteh6737/
Menthee6726/
Mientei6721/
Menther6720/
Mentiey6720/
Minthay6716/
Meentiz6715/
Mentech6714/
Muentoh6713/
Muenthe679/
Mnti678/
Mintaja678/
Menthos676/
Moenthe676/
Menthoi676/
Mentuis676/
Mintaah675/
Meentee675/
Mintaha674/
Muentui674/
Mntj673/
Mennthe672/
Minthaz672/
Mentouh672/
Mentous672/
Mintais672/
Muentho672/
Mnte672/
Menteuh672/
Menthey672/
Mentois672/
Menteth671/
Mentish671/
Meentie671/
Mehenty671/
Minteau671/
Minthaj671/
Mentess671/
Menthod671/
Menthuj671/
Mentoch671/
Mentoos671/
D'Menti671/
Mentuoh671/
Mientey671/
Mmentie671/
Mintach671/
Menteih671/
Mentheu671/
Menthoo671/
Menthou671/
Mentooy671/
Mentouz671/
Moentie671/
Mynthai671/
Muentee671/
Muentoo671/
Memtaaz671/
Mnty671/
Menntti671/
Meunthe671/
Mintaya671/

Menta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menta in the Marathi language
मेनताmenata83.33
मेन्ताmenta16.67
Menta in the Oriya language
ମେନାଜmenaja44.44
ବିନିତାbinita11.11
େଦୖତାରୀedatari11.11
ପାେତଇpaeta'i11.11
େଦଇeda'i11.11
ସନାତନsanatana11.11
Menta in the Hindi language
मेंताmenta37.08
मेन्ताmenta29.21
मेनताmenata14.61
मेन्टाmenta8.99
मेंटmenta7.87
मेंटाmenta2.25
Menta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﺔmnt25
ﻣﻨﺘﻰmnty25
ﻣﻨﺘﻪmnth25
ﻣﻨﺖmnt25
Menta in the Russian language
Ментаmenta-

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