Mentz Surname

91,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Mentz Surname Definition:

(1) Corruption of Mainz (Mayence), city in Western Germany (2) Nickname for Frisian “Menno”. (Compare Mennonite.)

Mentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5211:35,6204,562
United States1,2061:300,54627,714
Germany8021:100,38112,445
Brazil7991:267,92810,323
France2171:306,09546,684
Luxembourg1411:4,117562
Denmark1331:42,4414,423
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Argentina711:602,02042,723
England561:994,96549,531
Canada461:800,99162,809
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4081:123,08511,950

Mentz (69) may also be a first name.

Mentz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Corruption of Mainz (Mayence), city in Western Germany (2) Nickname for Frisian “Menno”. (Compare Mennonite.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Mentz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mentz occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mentz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 91,206th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,388,104 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Mentz are found; 29 percent are found in Southern Africa and 29 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mentz is also the 1,171,416th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 69 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,521 people, or 1 in 35,620. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 39 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 12 percent are found and Western Cape, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Mentz occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Mentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mentz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mentz last name expanded 296 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mentz surname are 13.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mentz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.69% more than the national average, earning R 436,524 per year; in United States they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $43,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.87% more than the national average, earning $68,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mentze91114/
Maentz9153/
Muentz9131/
Meentz9123/
Mentzh913/
Mendtz912/
Menttz911/
Menntz910/
Menz8912,066/
Mintz8011,400/
Muenz80478/
Ments80212/
Maenz80192/
Müntz80129/
Mendz8081/
Mäntz8049/
Mencz8046/
Mhntz8012/
Meenz807/
Myntz803/
Mehnz801/
Möntz801/
Menzh801/
Moenz800/
Mnz7527/
Meents73716/
Mentch73307/
Mintze7393/
Mentse7327/
Mencző7315/
Muencz738/
Mintzs736/
Mients735/
Mentše734/
Mendzs731/
Müntze731/
Hmintz731/
Mentsh731/
Menzch731/
Meenzs731/
Mentss730/
Minz6778,646/
Münz673,464/
Mänz67561/
Menc67476/
Mînz6728/
Ments'e6724/
Mentsch679/
Mnzh674/
Ment'se673/
Mentche672/
Mentshe671/
'Mentse671/
Menstch671/
Mienths671/
Mnzs671/
Menç670/

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