Menke Surname

24,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Nauru

Menke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menke Surname Distribution Map

Leaflet | Population data © Forebears
Select a nation to see the distribution at regional and subregional levels
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,5891:5,924718
United States6,8171:53,1706,385
Netherlands4861:34,7475,827
Brazil1601:1,337,96545,535
Poland1251:304,07036,040
Thailand1141:619,635105,115
Turkey1021:762,95537,984
Nauru981:12123
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
Suriname961:5,7561,347
Kenya851:543,29326,596
Australia641:421,80833,593
Chile431:409,68511,039
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
France291:2,290,439180,028
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Austria221:387,06540,442
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Marshall Islands211:2,468567
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Sweden151:656,45048,545
England131:4,286,005132,302
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Finland101:549,67032,186
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
India71:109,580,769786,157
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Norway61:857,04855,549
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7781:64,5487,038

Menke (321) may also be a first name.

Menke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻨﻜﻪ, Marathi: मॅनके, Russian: Менке) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menke is the 24,306th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 327,471 people. The last name Menke is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Menke live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Menke is also the 489,856th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 321 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 13,589 people, or 1 in 5,924. In Germany Menke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Beside Germany Menke occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Menke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Menke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Menke last name expanded 876 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Menke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Menke surname is principally Lutheran (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Menke last name are 17.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Menke earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning 333,099 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.17% less than the national average, earning R 161,196 per year; in United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $48,661 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mencke911,240/
Menkeu91159/
Moenke91148/
Mengke9179/
Maenke9169/
Mienke9162/
Mehnke9159/
Menkeh9158/
Menkee9143/
Menkey9117/
Meenke9117/
Muenke9114/
Menkie9112/
Menkei913/
Menkea912/
Menkhe911/
Mennke910/
Menk892,894/
Mnke891/
Moehnke83293/
Muencke8325/
Mengkeh839/
Mengker836/
Menkeah836/
Miencke835/
Meenkey832/
Maencke831/
Maengke831/
Mengkey831/
Menkhee831/
Mencker831/
Muenkee831/
Menckes831/
Mengkee831/
Mehnkey830/
Minke802,198/
Menka801,901/
Menck801,766/
Mence801,157/
Menqe80312/
Menki80281/
Mönke80259/
Meenk80138/
Münke8099/
Moenk8083/
Menkh8064/
Menky8053/
Muenk8049/
Mienk8031/
Mengk8026/
Menkő809/
Mngke802/
Mehnk800/
Menkeová7714/
Mnk7554/
Mengue7374,560/
Mincke73507/
Menche73322/
Minkeu73273/
Moenck73157/
Myncke73155/
Mingke73151/
Minkey73143/
Meenks7390/
Menque7388/
Menkiş7386/
Minkie7376/
Mencej7359/
Mencey7351/
Mengka7342/
Mehenk7341/
Menkay7334/
Mengki7325/
Möncke7324/
Maenck7312/
Mienki7312/
Möhnke7312/
Muenck739/
Mencka737/
Menkai736/
Minkhe735/
Menkaj735/
Menkhi734/
Menkès734/
Minkei734/
Memker733/
Mencks733/
Mengky733/
Minkez733/
Memkej732/
Meence732/
Minkee732/
Mienka732/
Menkaa732/
Mijnke732/
Menkio732/
Maenki731/
Meemke731/
Meengk731/
Mencee731/
Moehnk731/
Memkey731/
Minkeh731/
Mennka731/
Menkih731/
Menkoa731/
Menceľ731/
Mengqe731/
Mynker731/
Meenka731/
Mehnka731/
Menkhs731/
Mencky730/
Meenck730/
Mynnke730/
Mehnkeová711/
Meng674,965,989/
Mink6713,124/
Menkova671,957/
Menc67476/
Münk67251/
Menchey67147/
Mynk67128/
Mnkh6771/
Mönk6742/
Mengkay6738/
Menquet6734/
Minckes6714/
Møhncke6712/
Muingke6712/
Mengkai6710/
Menques6710/
Memkhes679/
Muenkai679/
Mincker678/
Mennche676/
Mähncke676/
Menquez675/
Menq673/
Mingkeh673/
Mingkey673/
Menqueh672/
Menkowa672/
Menggue672/
Meemker671/
Meencey671/
Miencky671/
Menchea671/
Menceah671/
Menquer671/
Mnka671/
Meengue671/
Mmenche671/
Mmengue671/
Mehngue671/
Menquie671/
Mengque671/
Menkhis671/
Menkioh671/
Müncker671/
Möhncke671/
Minkher671/
Menchei671/
Mmnk671/
Mnki671/
Mnkp671/
Mnkt671/
Mnkx671/
Mhnk671/
Menqued671/
Menquee671/
Meunkai671/
Menkith670/
Menx670/

Menke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻣﻨﻜﻪamnkh-
Menke in the Marathi language
मॅनकेmenake66.67
मेनकेmenake16.67
मकेmake16.67
Menke in the Russian language
Менкеmenke-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Menke
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