Mentz Surname
Approximately 5,250 people bear this surname
Mentz Surname Definition:
(1) Corruption of Mainz (Mayence), city in Western Germany (2) Nickname for Frisian “Menno”. (Compare Mennonite.)
Mentz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,521 | 1:35,620 | 4,562 |
| United States | 1,206 | 1:300,546 | 27,714 |
| Germany | 802 | 1:100,381 | 12,445 |
| Brazil | 799 | 1:267,928 | 10,323 |
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| Luxembourg | 141 | 1:4,117 | 562 |
| Denmark | 133 | 1:42,441 | 4,423 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 408 | 1:123,085 | 11,950 |
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.)
Mentz Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentze | 91 | 114 | / |
| Maentz | 91 | 53 | / |
| Muentz | 91 | 31 | / |
| Meentz | 91 | 23 | / |
| Mentzh | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mendtz | 91 | 2 | / |
| Menttz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Menntz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Menz | 89 | 12,066 | / |
| Mintz | 80 | 11,400 | / |
| Muenz | 80 | 478 | / |
| Ments | 80 | 212 | / |
| Maenz | 80 | 192 | / |
| Müntz | 80 | 129 | / |
| Mendz | 80 | 81 | / |
| Mäntz | 80 | 49 | / |
| Mencz | 80 | 46 | / |
| Mhntz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Meenz | 80 | 7 | / |
| Myntz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mehnz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Möntz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Menzh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moenz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mnz | 75 | 27 | / |
| Meents | 73 | 716 | / |
| Mentch | 73 | 307 | / |
| Mintze | 73 | 93 | / |
| Mentse | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mencző | 73 | 15 | / |
| Muencz | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mintzs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mients | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mentše | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mendzs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Müntze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmintz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mentsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Menzch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meenzs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mentss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Minz | 67 | 78,646 | / |
| Münz | 67 | 3,464 | / |
| Mänz | 67 | 561 | / |
| Menc | 67 | 476 | / |
| Mînz | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ments'e | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mentsch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mnzh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ment'se | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mentche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mentshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| 'Mentse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menstch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mienths | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menç | 67 | 0 | / |
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