Memet Surname

113,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Memet Surname User-submission:

The surname Memet is a variant of the Turkish name Mehmet, itself derived from the Arabic Muhammad, meaning 'praised' or 'praiseworthy'. This surname is most prevalent in Greece, particularly in East Macedonia and Thrace, and is also found in Romania, Turkey, and among diaspora communities.

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Memet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,8661:5,938638
Romania1,1421:17,5812,265
Indonesia4731:279,59725,173
Moldova851:41,8986,324
Turkey661:1,179,11250,375
North Macedonia591:35,6184,170
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Bulgaria411:170,2179,574
France371:1,795,209158,669
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Sweden151:656,45048,545
England141:3,979,861125,553
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
China61:227,886,92811,701
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Mémet (2) are calculated separately.

Memet (80,795) may also be a first name.

Memet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Memet is a variant of the Turkish name Mehmet, itself derived from the Arabic Muhammad, meaning 'praised' or 'praiseworthy'. This surname is most prevalent in Greece, particularly in East Macedonia and Thrace, and is also found in Romania, Turkey, and among diaspora communities. The distribution of the Memet surname reflects historical Ottoman influence and the migration of Turkish-speaking populations across regions.

- Britannica

Memet Last Name Facts

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

Memet (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻤﺖ, Russian: Мемет) is found most in Greece. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Mémet. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Memet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Memet is the 113,057th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,780,055 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Memet reside; 49 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 46 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Memet is also the 12,244th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 80,795 people.

The surname Memet is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 1,866 people, or 1 in 5,938. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: East Macedonia and Thrace, where 94 percent are found, Attica, where 3 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 2 percent are found. Other than Greece this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Memet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Memet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Memet last name expanded 920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Memet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Memet last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Memet earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $53,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mémet932/
Mehmet916,634/
Memete91274/
Memets9154/
Memeth9125/
Meimet915/
Memmet914/
Memetz913/
Meamet913/
Memhet913/
Mhemet911/
Memett910/
Meme8923,522/
Meimeth838/
Hmeimet836/
Memette834/
Mehmett832/
Memmett831/
Mehmeit831/
Memmeth831/
Meihmet831/
Maehmet831/
Meeme806,123/
Mamet802,915/
Memed802,040/
Memeh801,399/
Memes80864/
Meame80724/
Memei80487/
Memme80416/
Mimet80388/
Mesme80277/
Memee80187/
Meime80137/
Mheme80121/
Memea80118/
Mmeme8095/
Memey8089/
Memeu8084/
Memer8078/
Momet8069/
Memeş8067/
Meyme8061/
Memie8021/
Memeç8019/
Mieme8017/
Memge807/
Memit806/
Mehme805/
Mgeme805/
Mejme802/
Memez802/
Memej802/
Me'me801/
Meume801/
Memje801/
Mymet801/
Memetova772,543/
H'Meimet7749/
Hmeimett774/
Mehmeitt771/
H'Memett771/
Mehmed7326,811/
Memije733,322/
Mesmer731,684/
Memmer731,264/
Mahmet73376/
Meymeh73191/
Meimer73114/
Meimei73104/
Miemie73102/
Mammet73101/
Mmeeme7378/
Meimeh7365/
Memmed7363/
Mhemed7358/
Mesmes7348/
Memmeh7346/
Meumeu7341/
Mmemme7341/
Mhemhe7341/
Meemea7339/
Meamea7333/
Meemey7325/
Meimes7324/
Meameh7321/
Hmemed7320/
Mesmit7319/
Meemee7318/
Memitt7318/
Mehmeh7318/
Memess7316/
Memher7316/
Meymey7315/
Maamet7311/
Memmei7311/
Memeid7310/
Mamett739/
Mihmet739/
Mismet738/
Meimie738/
Mehmie738/
Mimetz737/
Meamie736/
Moimet736/
Memesh736/
Meemer735/
Mitmet735/
Meymer734/
Memehr734/
Memite734/
Memhes734/
Meamey733/
Meisme733/
Meamed733/
Meymei733/
Meimed732/
Mehmei732/
Memeah732/
Mejmej732/
Meamee732/
Mohmet732/
Mamiet732/
Mameet732/
Mgemge732/
Mameth731/
Meamei731/
Meamer731/
Meymed731/
Mehmey731/
Memmey731/
Momett731/
Memeiš731/
Miemeh731/
Meimea731/
Mmemeh731/
Hmeime731/
Hmieme731/
Maymet731/
Meameu731/
Meamme731/
Meemme731/
Mimeth731/
Mommet731/
Momiet731/
Mmeame731/
Memheh731/
Memhey731/
Memmes731/
Memmie731/
Mémeth731/
Me'mee731/
Memech731/
Memeed731/
Memmit731/
Mehmit731/
Mometh730/
Mimett730/
H'Meimett7166/
H'Meimete719/
Mehmetova713/
Hmeimette711/
H'Meymett711/
H'Meïmett711/
Mema6719,753/
Memi674,995/
Memy671,293/
Mahamet67844/
Meismer67329/
Hmeimed67209/
Measmer67154/
M'Hemed6766/
Maimets6756/
Meemeea6755/
Memè6744/
Memmeuh6725/
Meimije6715/
H'Meime6713/
Mehmmed6712/
Memmess679/
Memé676/
Meahmed674/
Memeher674/
Meatmed674/
Meetmed674/
Hmeimer673/
Meismit673/
Hmeymed672/
M'Hemer671/
M'Meime671/
Mimette671/
Meyhmed671/
Mehmeez671/
Meimmer671/
Mhemegy671/
Mhiemed671/
H'Memed671/
H'Mimet671/
Meameah671/
Mohmmet671/
Mesmech671/
Meymieh671/
Momieth671/
Memehyi671/
Memeije671/
Mehmead671/
Mehmees671/
Meimeea671/
Mmeymeh671/
Mhemeed671/
Meammed671/
Moimett671/
Momiett670/
Memmher670/
Memmhes670/
Mehemer670/

Memet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Memet in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻤﺖmmt-
Memet in the Russian language
Меметmemet-

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