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Where Does The Last Name Mentsel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Mentsel (Georgian: მენცელ, Russian: Менцель) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mentsel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mentsel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Mentsel is the 1,527,735^th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Mentsel live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 2,620,419. In Russia Mentsel is most prevalent in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 18 percent live, Kaliningrad Oblast, where 13 percent live and Komi Republic, where 13 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 33 percent live and Belarus, where 18 percent live.

Mentsel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mentsel surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Catholic (50%) in Belarus.