Mentzen Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Mentzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mentzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2311:348,50833,871
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Norway541:95,22813,033
France101:6,642,272293,169
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Mentzen Last Name Facts

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

Mentzen occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mentzen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mentzen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 760,012th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname Mentzen occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Mentzen are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Mentzen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 348,508. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live and Hesse, where 1 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent live and Norway, where 14 percent live.

Mentzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mentzen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mentzen surname grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mentzen Last Name Statistics demography

Mentzen earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 28.37% less than the national average, earning 247,888 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meentzen9386/
Mentzsen9315/
Moentzen931/
Menzen921,118/
Mentzn922/
Mentgen86346/
Muenzen8690/
Meenzen8667/
Mentsen8627/
Mendzen8621/
Mentzem864/
Mintzen861/
Mentzon860/
Mentzing8027/
Mentchen807/
Mintzent802/
Menzan773,527/
Menzon77384/
Menzin77215/
Minzen7718/
Mencen7711/
Mntzem771/
Månzen771/
Mentcheng751/
Menchen711,084/
Mendsen7123/
Menzhan7113/
Mendzin717/
Mentsyn712/
Mienzan712/
Mendzengue711/
Menzinn711/
Mintzin711/
Mentson710/
Müntzing67139/
Mindzeng6734/
Mentsing6712/
Mentsind678/
Mennchen674/
Mentsyna672/
Mentsane672/
Mentsang672/
Mentsong672/
Mencienė672/
Mnzón671/
Minzn671/
Mintzing671/

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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 Mentzen
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