Memem Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Memem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin391:265,01522,836
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Memem (37) may also be a first name.

Memem Last Name Facts

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

Memem is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Memem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Memem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Memem is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Memem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Memem reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 37 people.

It is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 265,015. In Benin it is most numerous in: Donga Department, where 92 percent live, Borgou Department, where 3 percent live and Collines Department, where 3 percent live. Besides Benin this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 7 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mememe918/
Mememg914/
Memeam913/
Memmem913/
Meameam831/
Memehem831/
Memen801,290/
Meemn809/
Memne803/
Memim802/
Memeng73579/
Mehmen73281/
Memmen73278/
Mesmen73104/
Meamen7337/
Mhemen7332/
Memeun7326/
Meimen7315/
Meemin739/
Meemen737/
Momeem737/
Meumen734/
Memmin733/
Meymen733/
Mameem732/
Mement732/
Miemen732/
Meimne732/
Meemnt732/
Moemim731/
Memuen731/
Meemmn731/
Memoen731/
Memeen731/
Meïmne731/
Metmen730/
Memien730/
Moimeme67132/
Memn6739/
Memming6736/
Meammin6710/
Meemeng676/
Memmina675/
Memmeng671/
Memienė671/
Meemuen671/
Meimene671/
Meamaen671/
Miemehn671/
Meamehn671/
Meemeun671/
Meimeng671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Memem
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