Mema Surname
Approximately 19,753 people bear this surname
Mema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 7,076 | 1:412 | 20 |
| India | 2,514 | 1:305,117 | 17,124 |
| Egypt | 1,891 | 1:48,618 | 4,776 |
| Indonesia | 1,609 | 1:82,193 | 8,686 |
| DR Congo | 1,423 | 1:51,918 | 6,265 |
| South Africa | 1,240 | 1:43,692 | 5,574 |
| Greece | 1,057 | 1:10,482 | 1,347 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Kosovo | 501 | 1:3,716 | 626 |
| Ivory Coast | 263 | 1:87,723 | 4,676 |
| Argentina | 218 | 1:196,071 | 16,313 |
| United States | 153 | 1:2,369,013 | 146,433 |
| Romania | 129 | 1:155,642 | 16,372 |
| Mauritania | 127 | 1:32,243 | 2,639 |
| Zimbabwe | 93 | 1:166,003 | 20,492 |
| Burkina Faso | 88 | 1:208,547 | 4,454 |
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Italy | 48 | 1:1,274,098 | 76,496 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Serbia | 37 | 1:193,107 | 11,972 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| North Macedonia | 9 | 1:233,497 | 14,572 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Méma (1) are calculated separately.
Mema (24,078) may also be a first name.
Mema Demographics
Mema Political Affiliation
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Mema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mema (Bengali: মেমা, Georgian: მემა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻢ, Hindi: मेमा, Marathi: मेमा, Oriya: େମମ, Russian: Мема) is carried by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Méma. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mema is the 27,208th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 368,934 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Mema reside; 44 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 38 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 32,941st most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 24,078 people.
It is most prevalent in Albania, where it is held by 7,076 people, or 1 in 412. In Albania it is most frequent in: Tirana County, where 36 percent reside, Elbasan County, where 20 percent reside and Durrës County, where 16 percent reside. Beside Albania Mema exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.
Mema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mema has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mema last name rose 1,913 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mema Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mema last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the political party.
The amount Mema earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.04% less than the national average, earning €8,096 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.97% less than the national average, earning R 137,904 per year; in United States they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $39,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning $43,821 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mema in the Georgian language | ||
| მემა | mema | - |
| Mema in the Bengali language | ||
| মেমা | mema | - |
| Mema in the Marathi language | ||
| मेमा | mema | - |
| Mema in the Hindi language | ||
| मेमा | mema | 99.76 |
| मीमा | mima | 0.08 |
| भेमा | bhema | 0.08 |
| मैमा | maima | 0.08 |
| Mema in the Oriya language | ||
| େମମ | emama | 60 |
| େମମ୍ | emam | 20 |
| େମମା | emama | 20 |
| Mema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻢ | mm | 26.52 |
| ﻣﻤﻪ | mmh | 26.14 |
| ﺍﻣﻢ | amm | 23.48 |
| ﺍﻣﻤﻪ | ammh | 8.33 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﺎ | myma | 3.79 |
| ﺃﻣﻢ | amm | 3.41 |
| ﻣﻤﺎ | mma | 2.27 |
| ﺃﻣﻤﻪ | ammh | 1.52 |
| ﻣﻤﺔ | mmt | 1.52 |
| ﺍﻣـﻢ | amm | 0.76 |
| ﻣﻴﻤﻪ | mymh | 0.76 |
| ﻣﻤـﻪ | mmh | 0.38 |
| ﻣﻴﻢ | mym | 0.38 |
| Mema in the Russian language | ||
| Мема | mema | - |
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Footnotes
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