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 surname Memeya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻤﻲ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Memeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Memeya is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Memeya reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Memeya is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 39 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.
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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