Memiş Surname

15,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Memiş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memiş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey35,3011:2,205318
Romania441:456,31535,605
Northern Cyprus41:79,7538,764
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Memis (1,274) & Memiš (90) are calculated separately.

Memiş (10,334) may also be a first name.

Memiş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Memiş (Hindi: मेमिस) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Memis or Memiš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Memiş? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 15,767th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 206,119 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Memiş are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 59,937th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 10,334 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 35,301 people, or 1 in 2,205. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 6 percent are found and Diyarbakir Province, where 6 percent are found. Barring Turkey this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 0 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Memis931,274/
Memiš9390/
Memic801,218/
Memiç80559/
Memiz8083/
Memeş8067/
Mimiş8056/
Memič807/
Memix801/
Memij801/
Memish73609/
Miemis7340/
Mesmis7314/
Memich737/
Meymis736/
Meimis734/
Memise733/
Memice731/
Memeiš731/
Meamis730/
Meemis730/
Memiche67226/
Miemois6728/
Mehmish6722/
Miemies6711/
Meymish6710/
Memmich671/
Memmish671/
Meimies670/

Memiş Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Memiş in the Hindi language
मेमिसmemisa89.84
मेमीसmemisa8.59

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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 Memiş
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