Mentai Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mentai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mentai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Mentai (77) may also be a first name.

Mentai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mentai occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mentai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Mentai live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 77 people.

This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 54 percent reside, National Capital District, where 38 percent reside and Chimbu, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Mentai Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mentaji922/
Menta919,786/
Menti913,984/
Muenthai8629/
Maenthai867/
Menthais861/
Mentay833,369/
Mentis831,737/
Mentha83743/
Mentas83306/
Mintai83198/
Mentyi8389/
Mentie8372/
Mentei8370/
Moenti8358/
Menthi8352/
Mentta8349/
Mentea8343/
Mentaa8337/
Mienta8334/
Mentii8333/
Mentad8331/
Mentio8324/
Muenta8319/
Maenta8318/
Mentah8316/
Mntayi8315/
Mentat8314/
Mentid8313/
Mentaz8311/
Mnthai8310/
Mentti839/
Moenta839/
Mentau836/
Mentiz836/
Mentiy835/
Mentae835/
Myntai833/
Mehnta832/
Mehnti832/
Mentih832/
Meenti831/
Mmenti831/
Mentap831/
Mentui831/
Mntaji831/
Meunti831/
Mnti808/
Mnta807/
Hmuenthai801/
Muenthi77307/
Mentoya77201/
Muentha77118/
Mientei7721/
Mentiey7720/
Meentiz7715/
Menthoi776/
Mentuis776/
Menteah776/
Mentaha776/
Menttaa774/
Mentaya774/
Menthat774/
Mentuya774/
Muentui774/
Mintais772/
Menteya772/
Mentois772/
Meentae772/
Mentish771/
Meentaz771/
Meentie771/
Mentash771/
Mentayu771/
Mentijo771/
Mentiya771/
D'Menti771/
Mentach771/
Mmentie771/
Meentha771/
Mintaii771/
Mentaah771/
Menteih771/
Menthea771/
Menteji771/
Menteha771/
Moentie771/
Mynthai771/
Menntti771/
Minta7315,240/
Mente736,421/
Minti73516/
Memti7371/
Menty7352/
Mntha7342/
Mynta7339/
Memta738/
Mntau737/
Mynti732/
Mhnti732/
Mntaj732/
Mntay731/
Mntae731/
Mntyi731/
Mnthi731/
Menteath7139/
Menteith7132/
Mentuyah716/
Mentyies716/
Muunthai711/
M'Mienta711/
Mintah6723,098/
Menter671,911/
Mentes671,204/
Mentee671,026/
Muente67778/
Mentoe67587/
Mentoy67564/
Menthe67472/
Myntti67361/
Mintas67253/
Mintaç67145/
Mented67140/
Muunta6799/
Mintha6797/
Mintie6790/
Mentuy6779/
Mintaz6774/
Mintiş6774/
Mintoa6767/
Mentey6766/
Mintay6765/
Myntyi6765/
Mintau6758/
Mintis6757/
Mendte6753/
Mintad6748/
Mntajh6747/
Mintiz6746/
Mentet6730/
Myntei6727/
Menteh6726/
Mentez6724/
Minthi6719/
Menteu6717/
Mintaj6716/
Mentou6716/
Möntti6710/
Mentte678/
Mndtaj678/
Muinti677/
Mminta677/
Mintiy676/
Memtaz676/
Mintat676/
Mintid676/
Mintio676/
Minnti675/
Mntoya675/
Mintae675/
Mintea674/
Mintip674/
Mintoi673/
Menthy673/
Mginti673/
Mynnti672/
Mintap672/
Mginta672/
Mintih672/
Mintui672/
Muentawee672/
Mentys671/
Meente671/
Minnta671/
Mintta671/
Mintyi671/
Mentty671/
Mentue671/
Mentge671/
Memtta671/
Mintit671/
Mionti671/
Mijnta671/
Miente671/
Moente671/
Memtap671/
Memtat671/
Myntaj671/
Mentye671/
Mintayish671/
Muinta671/
Mntiyo671/
Mntash671/
Mnthad671/
Mnthea671/
Mentje671/
Meuntawee671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mentai
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