Mentjies Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mentjies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mentjies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2641:205,21921,868
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mentjies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mentjies is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mentjies? popularity and diffusion

Mentjies is the 970,883rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mentjies live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mentjies is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 205,219. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 6 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mentjies Last Name Statistics demography

Mentjies earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.69% less than the national average, earning R 117,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mientjies9410/
Mentjes9364/
Menjies933/
Menties932/
Mientjes88374/
Myntjies8815/
Mentyies886/
Muentjes886/
Moentjes884/
Meentjes881/
Mentie8672/
Mentje861/
Mentges80787/
Mintjes80421/
Mensies80100/
Müntjes8099/
Mentier8043/
Mentiey8020/
Mientje8014/
Menxies802/
Meentie801/
Mmentie801/
Moentie801/
Mentioe800/
Mintzies756/
Mentiehe751/
Mintje71482/
Mintie7190/
Mentge711/
Mienteiye711/
Memtie711/
Mentye711/
Mintier67147/
Mintiet6757/
Mensiez6725/
Müntges6714/
Mijntje671/
Menti'i671/
Mintyie671/
Memthie670/
Mengeis670/

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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 Mentjies
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