Memai Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Memai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 145 | 1:529,535 | 30,787 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Albania | 13 | 1:224,158 | 14,039 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
The alternate forms: Memaï (2) are calculated separately.
Memai (120) may also be a first name.
Memai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Memai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Memai (Hindi: मेमइ, Marathi: मेमाई, Oriya: େମମାଇ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Memaï. For other potential spellings of Memai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Memai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,044,719th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Memai reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 852,104th most numerous given name internationally, borne by 120 people.
The surname Memai is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 529,535. In Iran Memai is primarily found in: Hamadan Province, where 66 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found and Lorestan Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Memai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Memai in the Hindi language | ||
| मेमइ | mema'i | - |
| Memai in the Oriya language | ||
| େମମାଇ | emama'i | - |
| Memai in the Marathi language | ||
| मेमाई | mema'i | - |
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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 Memai
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