Memiš Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Memiš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memiš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina341:104,0128,671
North Macedonia241:87,5618,003
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Memiş (35,356) & Memis (1,274) are calculated separately.

Memiš (203) may also be a first name.

Memiš Last Name Facts

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

Memiš is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Memiş or Memis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Memiš? popularity and diffusion

The surname Memiš is the 1,967,751st most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Memiš is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Memiš are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 635,584th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 203 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 104,012. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 27 percent live and Croatia, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Memiş9335,356/
Memis931,274/
Memeiš911/
Memic801,218/
Memiç80559/
Memiz8083/
Memič807/
Memix801/
Memij801/
Memišova7747/
Memish73609/
Miemis7340/
Mesmis7314/
Memich737/
Meymis736/
Meimis734/
Memise733/
Memice731/
Meamis730/
Meemis730/
Memiche67226/
Miemois6728/
Mehmish6722/
Miemies6711/
Meymish6710/
Memmich671/
Memmish671/
Meimies670/

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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 Memiš
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