Memena Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Memena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 260 | 1:79,881 | 9,800 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Latvia | 11 | 1:186,368 | 21,302 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Memena (80) may also be a first name.
Memena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Memena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Memena (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻤﻨﻪ, Hindi: मेमेना, Marathi: मेमन) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Memena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 847,909th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Memena live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Chadic Africa. Memena is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 80 people.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 79,881. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 73 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found and Centre Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Memena exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Latvia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Memena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Memena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻤﻨﻪ | mmnh | - |
| Memena in the Hindi language | ||
| मेमेना | memena | - |
| Memena in the Marathi language | ||
| मेमन | memana | - |
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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 Memena
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