Memoun Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Memoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Memoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Memoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Memoun (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻤﻮﻥ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Memoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Memoun is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Memoun occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Memoun live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania Memoun is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 73 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 7 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Mauritania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 35 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Memoun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Memoun in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻤﻮﻥ | mmwn | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Memoun
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