Memiah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Memiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Memiah (22) may also be a first name.

Memiah Last Name Facts

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

Memiah is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Memiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Memiah is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Memiah is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Memiah live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 20 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread given name globally It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Liberia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehmiah921/
Memia91929/
Memija83270/
Mamiah8392/
Memjah837/
Mesmia835/
Memeah832/
Momiah831/
Miemia831/
Memjia831/
Meemia831/
Memihot772/
Memogia771/
Memia'a771/
Meameah771/
Mamia731,301/
Momia73152/
Memea73118/
Mimia7359/
Memya735/
Mjmia731/
Momaiyah711/
Meemea6739/
Mahmia6734/
Meamea6733/
Memijo6722/
Memeho6720/
Mamija6716/
Mhamia6712/
Mammia6712/
Mamiha677/
Hmimia676/
Maimia673/
Mameah673/
Memeoh672/
Meymio672/
Mimias672/
Memeha671/
Mamiay671/
Momjah671/
Mamjah671/
Mommia671/
Memjay671/
Meimea671/
Momyah671/
Memjio671/
Memioć671/
Momiha671/
Mimmia670/
Memgio670/

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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 Memiah
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