Mem Surname

69,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3,7901:47,1361,965
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Cameroon5181:40,0955,345
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
India1701:4,512,149117,295
Cambodia1211:127,9932,595
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Vietnam771:1,203,1961,978
Afghanistan511:630,4557,258
Taiwan471:498,8243,776
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Turkey441:1,768,66964,663
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
France111:6,038,429280,838
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
England81:6,964,757184,742
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Mem (10,799) may also be a first name.

Mem Last Name Facts

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

Mem (Bengali: মেম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻢ, Hindi: मेम, Marathi: मेम, Oriya: େମମ, Tibetan: མེན་) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mem? popularity and diffusion

Mem is the 69,413th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,020,665 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Mem are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mem is also the 58,204th most widespread first name globally It is held by 10,799 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3,790 people, or 1 in 47,136. In Pakistan Mem is mostly found in: Sindh, where 100 percent live, Balochistan, where 0 percent live and Punjab, where 0 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Mem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mem has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mem surname expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mem Last Name Statistics demography

Mem earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meem8660,139/
Meme8623,522/
Mehm862,371/
Meim86550/
Meam86505/
Mmem86172/
Meum86154/
Miem86140/
Memn8639/
Hmem8635/
Memm8632/
Mhem8629/
Memd8623/
Memg869/
Memh869/
Mesm867/
Mgem864/
Memq862/
Mejm861/
Meeme756,123/
Meame75724/
Memme75416/
Mesme75277/
Miehm75193/
Meime75137/
Mmeme7595/
Meyme7561/
Meihm7541/
Memtt7512/
Mheem7511/
Mmiem7511/
Meemn759/
Meesm759/
Mhiem755/
Memne753/
Hmeem753/
Mhemd752/
Mejme752/
Hmeim752/
Mehjm751/
Mettm751/
Meemm751/
Mmemn751/
Meemt751/
Meahm751/
Me'me751/
Memnd751/
Mim67253,869/
Men67237,854/
Meymeh67191/
Mne6779/
Mmeeme6778/
Memova6771/
Mmemme6741/
Mhemhe6741/
Mym6737/
Meameh6721/
Mjm6720/
Memgue6711/
Maheim676/
Meeiem674/
Mmn673/
Meisme673/
Meemnt672/
H'Meim672/
Mehhem672/
Mmeame671/
Hmeemh671/
Meń671/
Meemme671/
Mahiem671/
Mheism671/
Memndh671/
Meamme671/
Memowa671/
Mehmûd671/
Metmme671/
Hmeime671/

Mem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mem in the Bengali language
মেমmema-
Mem in the Marathi language
मेमmema-
Mem in the Hindi language
मेमmema99.4
मेंmem0.15
Mem in the Oriya language
େମମemama87.1
େମମ୍emam12.9
Mem in the Tibetan language
མེན་men66.67
མིམ་mim33.33
Mem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻢmm25
ﺍﻣﻢamm25
ﺃﻣﻢamm25
ﻣﻤﻪmmh25

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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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  • 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 Mem
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