Memory Surname

415,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Memory Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Mummery (which see), which is a variant of Mowbray. There can be no question as to the correctness of this solution; it is simply imitative.

1589. Christopher Membrey, or, Membrye, of Corpus: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Memory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2281:580,04046,367
England1981:281,40421,905
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
India481:15,980,529256,885
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1691:144,23312,901
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Memory (214,741) may also be a first name.

Memory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Mummery (which see), which is a variant of Mowbray. There can be no question as to the correctness of this solution; it is simply imitative.

1589. Christopher Membrey, or, Membrye, of Corpus: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Memory Last Name Facts

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

The surname Memory (Bengali: মেমোরি) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Memory? popularity and diffusion

Memory is the 415,385th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,696,356 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 39 percent of Memory are found; 31 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Memory is also the 4,870th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 214,741 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 580,040. In Indonesia Memory is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 61 percent live, North Sumatra, where 25 percent live and Central Java, where 6 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Malawi, where 16 percent live.

Memory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Memory has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Memory surname rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Memory Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Memory earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $52,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehmory92191/
Memmory9253/
Mesmory9230/
Memorey9215/
Meamory921/
Memoiry921/
Memoury921/
Memery83469/
Memori83246/
Memary8384/
Memora8344/
Mamory8336/
Momory8312/
Memury834/
Mimory831/
Memore831/
Maemori771,340/
Memariy77477/
Memaray77321/
Memoire7757/
Memouri7735/
Mesmury7728/
Memorio7715/
Meimary7713/
Memurry777/
Memorea777/
Memoris777/
Mehmori777/
Memmary777/
Memeriy773/
Mesmore772/
Memorez771/
Meamery771/
Mesmori771/
Mamoory771/
Mesmary771/
Memoura771/
Memorie771/
Metmore770/
Mamoiray7110/
Memorich7110/
Mamourry711/
Maemoore711/
Meymouri711/
Meesmore711/
Memorest711/
Memorris711/
Meamouri711/
Mehmorha711/
Mahamory710/
Memari679,378/
Mimori677,772/
Momori67882/
Mamery67633/
Mamori67520/
Mamore67494/
Momary67485/
Mamary67346/
Memara6783/
Memere6774/
Memeri6764/
Momore6721/
Memare6713/
Memuri6713/
Mimora6713/
Mimary6710/
Mimore678/
Memura678/
Mimery676/
Maimoiray674/
Momery671/
Memére671/
Mesmouris671/
Mémery671/
Memère671/

Memory Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Memory in the Bengali language
মেমোরিmemori40
মেমোরীmemori20
মেমুরীmemuri20
মেমরিmemari20

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