Menah Surname
Approximately 1,148 people bear this surname
Menah Surname User-submission:
Mennah or Menah is an Arabic surname meaning 'giver' or 'granter'.
Menah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 322 | 1:410,712 | 34,667 |
| Mauritania | 222 | 1:18,445 | 1,693 |
| Algeria | 162 | 1:238,466 | 26,068 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Liberia | 77 | 1:57,254 | 5,055 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Menah (7,702) may also be a first name.
Menah Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mennah or Menah is an Arabic surname meaning 'giver' or 'granter'.
- djomanabarkat06Menah Demographics
Menah Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Menah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Menah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺎﻩ, Hindi: मेनह) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Menah.
How Common Is The Last Name Menah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 324,446th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,348,037 people. The last name Menah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Menah reside; 29 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 72,885th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 7,702 people.
The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 410,712. In Indonesia Menah is primarily concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 59 percent reside, Banten, where 13 percent reside and South Sumatra, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 19 percent reside and Algeria, where 14 percent reside.
Menah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Menah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Menah last name grew 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Menah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Menah last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Menah surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Menah earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $54,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Menah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menah in the Hindi language | ||
| मेनह | menaha | - |
| Menah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﺎﻩ | mnah | 81.54 |
| ﻣﻨﺎﺡ | mnah | 8.46 |
| ﺍﻣﻨﺎﻩ | amnah | 3.85 |
| ﻣﻨﺢ | mnh | 3.08 |
| ﺍﻣﻨﺢ | amnh | 1.54 |
| ﻣﻨﻴﺎﻩ | mnyah | 0.77 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Menah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis