Memon Surname
Approximately 223,893 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 203,874 | 1:876 | 134 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,758 | 1:4,566 | 609 |
| India | 5,541 | 1:138,434 | 8,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,458 | 1:3,728 | 477 |
| United States | 1,717 | 1:211,100 | 20,629 |
| England | 681 | 1:81,818 | 9,053 |
| Oman | 588 | 1:6,272 | 898 |
| Canada | 579 | 1:63,637 | 7,430 |
| Qatar | 209 | 1:11,282 | 1,235 |
| Australia | 170 | 1:158,798 | 16,605 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Slovenia | 88 | 1:28,269 | 5,866 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Malaysia | 57 | 1:517,443 | 25,717 |
| Ireland | 57 | 1:82,613 | 4,798 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Mozambique | 49 | 1:556,359 | 1,404 |
| Japan | 46 | 1:2,779,224 | 32,156 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Serbia | 5 | 1:1,428,990 | 29,746 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
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
Memon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Memon in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻤﻮﻥ | mmwn | - |
| Memon in the Marathi language | ||
| मेमन | memana | 72.29 |
| मेमोन | memona | 22.28 |
| मेमण | memana | 2.51 |
| मेमून | memuna | 0.44 |
| मेमेन | memena | 0.33 |
| मेमॉन | memona | 0.27 |
| मेनोन | menona | 0.16 |
| मेमोण | memona | 0.16 |
| मेमान | memana | 0.16 |
| मेमुन | memuna | 0.14 |
| मेमोम | memoma | 0.11 |
| मेमऩ | memana | 0.05 |
| नेमोन | nemona | 0.05 |
| Memon in the Hindi language | ||
| मेमों | memom | 62.5 |
| मेमोन | memona | 37.5 |
| Memon in the Oriya language | ||
| େମମନ | emamana | 44.44 |
| େମମନ୍ | emaman | 33.33 |
| େମହମନ୍ | emahaman | 11.11 |
| ଏମ | ema | 11.11 |
| Memon in the Russian language | ||
| Мемон | memon | - |
| Memon in the Arabic language | ||
| ماءمون | mamwn | - |
| ميمون | mymwn | - |
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