Memon Surname

2,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Memon Surname User-submission:

The origin of the name comes from mu'min (مؤمن , 'believer' in Arabic) and later evolved to present name Memon.

Memon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan203,8741:876134
Saudi Arabia6,7581:4,566609
India5,5411:138,4348,838
United Arab Emirates2,4581:3,728477
United States1,7171:211,10020,629
England6811:81,8189,053
Oman5881:6,272898
Canada5791:63,6377,430
Qatar2091:11,2821,235
Australia1701:158,79816,605
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Slovenia881:28,2695,866
Thailand861:821,376131,940
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
France571:1,165,311123,217
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Ireland571:82,6134,798
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Japan461:2,779,22432,156
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Ivory Coast311:744,23320,430
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
China201:68,366,0783,721
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Wales101:309,45316,869
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Mémon (1) are calculated separately.

Memon (15,358) may also be a first name.

Memon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of the name comes from mu'min (مؤمن , 'believer' in Arabic) and later evolved to present name Memon.

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Memon Last Name Facts

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

Memon (Arabic: ماءمون, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻤﻮﻥ, Hindi: मेमों, Marathi: मेमन, Oriya: େମମନ, Russian: Мемон) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Mémon. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Memon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,464th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,549 people. The surname Memon occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Memon are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Memon is also the 45,643rd most common first name at a global level It is held by 15,358 people.

Memon is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 203,874 people, or 1 in 876. In Pakistan Memon is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 99 percent live, Punjab, where 0 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 0 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name exists in 78 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Memon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Memon has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Memon last name rose 34,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Memon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Memon surname are 4.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Memon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.28% less than the national average, earning R 65,880 per year; in United States they earn 14.62% more than the national average, earning $49,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $48,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mémon931/
Memong911,139/
Meemon91150/
Memmon91142/
Memoon91107/
Meimon9166/
Mehmon9161/
Memoun9126/
Memont9125/
Memone9125/
Meamon9120/
Maemon9113/
Memonn917/
Memond917/
Memoin915/
Meymon914/
Moemon913/
Memomn912/
Mhemon912/
Memonc912/
Memoen911/
Memonh911/
Memonq911/
Memhon911/
Mesmon911/
Meimoun831,492/
Memoune83134/
Meymoun8392/
Meamong8312/
Meemoon833/
Memoung833/
Meïmoun833/
Meameon833/
Meimone831/
Memoine831/
Maemoon831/
Meymont831/
Meymoon831/
Meemonk831/
Maehmon831/
Meman8066,116/
Mamon8010,794/
Momon803,182/
Mimon801,397/
Memun80873/
Memom80130/
Mymon8025/
Meimoune77979/
Meymoune77215/
Meïmoune7715/
Memmontt772/
Memmoune771/
Memonova771/
Meîmoune771/
Meggimon770/
Mimoun7314,819/
Memane7310,757/
Mamoon7310,644/
Maimon738,898/
Memang732,680/
Mesman731,701/
Mehman731,578/
Maymon731,483/
Maamon731,460/
Meiman73397/
Mammon73379/
Meyman73351/
Mahmon73212/
Metman73168/
Ma'mon73155/
Mimong7381/
Mommon7365/
Memman7347/
Meeman7341/
Memeun7326/
Mymoon7325/
Memaan7316/
Meuman7311/
Mohmon7311/
Mismon7310/
Mejman7310/
Memhan738/
Memann737/
Meumun737/
Maeman736/
Majmon736/
Mamoin736/
Mieman735/
Memmun735/
Meaman735/
Meemun735/
Mimone734/
Memuun734/
Memunt734/
Memand734/
Mimoon733/
Mehmun733/
Memant733/
Mmeman732/
Memaun732/
Moeman732/
Mamuon732/
Mamonh732/
Memank731/
Memanh731/
Memahn731/
Memune731/
Memund731/
Mamhon731/
Mimont731/
Meimun731/
Mymoun731/
Mymmon731/
Meymun731/
Memomg731/
Momonh731/
Mymone731/
Meemom731/
Mimmon731/
Mitmon730/
Mimond730/
Moymon730/
Mehmonova712/
Mimoune679,307/
Maimone675,377/
Maimoun671,286/
Maamoon67836/
Meumann67413/
Maimoon67402/
Meysman67400/
Maymoun67296/
Maymone67262/
Mahmoun67247/
Meimann67196/
Ma'moon67187/
Mehmann67135/
Meisman67113/
Meymand6797/
Meymann6765/
Memucin6763/
Meijman6755/
Meesman6746/
Mettman6731/
Mimmone6730/
Meimand6727/
Mahamon6724/
Maymont6721/
Maymond6719/
Meymund6717/
'Memane6715/
Mesmann6714/
Memmane6711/
Mimount6711/
Majmone679/
Meimane679/
Meemang676/
Mitmong675/
Meemane674/
Mhamonh674/
Memahan673/
Maimong673/
Meemung673/
Mymotyn673/
Majmoon672/
Moimont672/
Mmemane672/
Methman672/
Maimont672/
Maymoon672/
Ma'amon672/
Mahmmon671/
Maimoin671/
Maemann671/
Measman671/
Mittmon671/
Miemann671/
Meumunn671/
Mmeiman671/
Mesmane671/
Mmimoun671/
Maimond671/
Mammoin671/
Mammoon671/
Meamand671/
Moymond671/
Mimmong671/
Mimotin671/
Moemman671/
Meitman671/
Meimoum671/
Mimound671/
Mesmoum671/
Maemman671/
Meemaun671/
Meemeun671/
Meamhom671/
Mismoon671/
Mesmanh671/
Maimmon671/
Mammoun671/
Meemhan670/
Mymonth670/

Memon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Memon in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻤﻮﻥmmwn-
Memon in the Marathi language
मेमनmemana72.29
मेमोनmemona22.28
मेमणmemana2.51
मेमूनmemuna0.44
मेमेनmemena0.33
मेमॉनmemona0.27
मेनोनmenona0.16
मेमोणmemona0.16
मेमानmemana0.16
मेमुनmemuna0.14
मेमोमmemoma0.11
मेमऩmemana0.05
नेमोनnemona0.05
Memon in the Hindi language
मेमोंmemom62.5
मेमोनmemona37.5
Memon in the Oriya language
େମମନemamana44.44
େମମନ୍emaman33.33
େମହମନ୍emahaman11.11
ଏମema11.11
Memon in the Russian language
Мемонmemon-
Memon in the Arabic language
ماءمونmamwn-
ميمونmymwn-

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