Memya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Memya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Memya (7) may also be a first name.
Memya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Memya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Memya (Marathi: मेमया) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Memya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Memya is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Memya occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Memya live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Memya is also the 4,548,448th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 7 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found and West Region, where 50 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Memya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memia | 80 | 929 | / |
| Mimya | 80 | 820 | / |
| Momya | 80 | 148 | / |
| Memea | 80 | 118 | / |
| Mamya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Memija | 73 | 270 | / |
| Meemea | 73 | 39 | / |
| Meamea | 73 | 33 | / |
| Mamyha | 73 | 32 | / |
| Memjah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mesmia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Memiah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Momyha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Memeah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Momyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhamya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Memjia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meemia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Memjay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meimea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Memyoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miemia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Memeha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meemeea | 67 | 55 | / |
| Momaiya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mimoiya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mamoiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mehmeaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mamoyia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mamaiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Momoiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Memeayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Momoyia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Memia'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehmiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Memioyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Memogia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meameah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meimeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahmyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mamuyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Momyayi | 67 | 1 | / |
Memya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Memya in the Marathi language | ||
| मेमया | memaya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Memya
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