Menteh Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Menteh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Menteh (12) may also be a first name.
Menteh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menteh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Menteh (Arabic: منتيه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺘﻪ) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menteh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Menteh is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Menteh are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Menteh is also the 3,306,491st most common first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 232,028. In Liberia Menteh is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 95 percent are found and Grand Kru County, where 5 percent are found. Barring Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Menteh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menteh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﺘﻪ | mnth | - |
| Menteh in the Arabic language | ||
| منتيه | mntyh | - |
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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
- 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 Menteh
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