Memmah Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Memmah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Memmah (30) may also be a first name.
Memmah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Memmah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Memmah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻤﺎﻩ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Memmah? popularity and diffusion
Memmah is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Memmah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 30 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 194,993. In Mauritania Memmah is most common in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 81 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 10 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Mauritania Memmah occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Memmah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Memmah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻤﺎﻩ | mmah | 85.71 |
| ﻣﻤﺎﺡ | mmah | 7.14 |
| ﻣﺎﻣﺎﻩ | mamah | 7.14 |
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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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- 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 Memmah
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