Memese Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Memese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2441:222,04023,223
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261

Memese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Memese has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Memese? popularity and diffusion

Memese is the 1,006,539th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Memese live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 222,040. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 87 percent are found, Gauteng, where 7 percent are found and Western Cape, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent are found.

Memese Last Name Statistics demography

Memese earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.59% less than the national average, earning R 131,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Memeses9225/
Memetse922/
Mhemese921/
Memes91864/
Mhemhese8610/
Memeje83226/
Memesi83127/
Mamese8381/
Memets8354/
Memege8342/
Meimes8324/
Memess8316/
Momese8316/
Memeus8310/
Mimese836/
Memesh836/
Memhes834/
Memise833/
Memesa832/
Memeze831/
Miemes831/
Memmes831/
Moemise77462/
Memeche77332/
Mimesse77124/
Memijes7762/
Mamesei7743/
Memezes7731/
Memezis7717/
Memeger7715/
Miemies7711/
Memmess779/
Mameshe778/
Momesse777/
Memiser776/
Memiges774/
Moemesi774/
Memmase773/
Memesis773/
Mamesse773/
Memasse773/
Mehmeez771/
Memeces771/
Memeshi771/
Memedje771/
Memeije771/
Memessa771/
Mehmees771/
Memetje771/
Meimies770/
Memmhes770/
Memis731,274/
Mimes73260/
Memeş7367/
Memeç7319/
Memys733/
Memez732/
Mymes731/
Memıs731/
Mêmes731/
Mimiesse71287/
Memetcea7127/
Mameesee712/
Moemoise711/
Maimesse711/
Meumessi711/
Mmameshe711/
Momose6719,838/
Memije673,322/
Mamase671,061/
Memeza67758/
Memish67609/
Mimesh67246/
Memeci67224/
Memisi67154/
Mimose6763/
Maimes6757/
Mesmes6748/
Miemis6740/
Memezi6735/
Mamose6735/
Mitmesser6734/
Maymes6733/
Memige6727/
Mamise6720/
Memeşa6712/
Memisa6711/
Momase678/
Mimmes677/
Momise677/
Mimise677/
Meymis676/
Meimis674/
Memize674/
Memetz673/
Memasi672/
Memeši672/
Memosi672/
Mamjse671/
Mimies671/
Memice671/
Memeiš671/
Miomes671/
Mismes671/
Memosy671/
Memyss671/
Memech671/
Memeçi671/
Meamis670/
Meemis670/

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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 Memese
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