Surname መንግስቱ (Mengistu 
, Mangistu , መንግስቱ) , in the entire world, is a widespread family name. The last name መንግስቱ is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Israel, and the United States. Also, መንግስቱ is the forename as well as the last name.