Meimoune Surname
Approximately 979 people bear this surname
Meimoune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 977 | 1:4,191 | 503 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Meïmoune (15) & Meîmoune (1) are calculated separately.
Meimoune (2,255) may also be a first name.
Meimoune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meimoune Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meimoune (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻧﻪ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Meïmoune or Meîmoune. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meimoune? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meimoune is the 367,731st most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,443,867 people. Meimoune occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meimoune live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Meimoune is also the 157,252nd most widespread forename internationally, held by 2,255 people.
The surname Meimoune is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 977 people, or 1 in 4,191. In Mauritania Meimoune is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 14 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meimoune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meimoune in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻧﻪ | mymwnh | 43.72 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻥ | mymwn | 35.77 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻧﺔ | mymwnt | 19.12 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻴﻤﻮﻥ | almymwn | 1.18 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﻮﻧﺎ | mymwna | 0.11 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meimoune
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