Memeya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Memeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Memeya (39) may also be a first name.
Memeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Memeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Memeya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻤﻲ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Memeya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Memeya reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 39 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Memeya is most frequent in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Memeya is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Memeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Memeya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻤﻲ | ammy | 50 |
| ﻣﻤﻴﻪ | mmyh | 50 |
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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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- 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 Memeya
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