Menai Surname
Approximately 8,995 people bear this surname
Menai Surname Definition:
MENAI: Welsh. So called from Menai, a strait which divides the island of Anglesea from the coast of Wales. The Mena or Mona, worshiped by the Sequani, was the moon. The Gaels blessed the beams of this luminary that saved them from the danger of precipices, and Augustine says that the Gaelic peasants invoked Mena for the welfare of their women.
Read More About This SurnameMenai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 7,134 | 1:5,415 | 868 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Indonesia | 375 | 1:352,665 | 30,497 |
| France | 282 | 1:235,542 | 36,504 |
| Papua New Guinea | 247 | 1:33,011 | 3,847 |
| Pakistan | 80 | 1:2,233,049 | 20,482 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Menaï (17) & Ménai (1) are calculated separately.
Menai (739) may also be a first name.
Menai Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MENAI: Welsh. So called from Menai, a strait which divides the island of Anglesea from the coast of Wales. The Mena or Mona, worshiped by the Sequani, was the moon. The Gaels blessed the beams of this luminary that saved them from the danger of precipices, and Augustine says that the Gaelic peasants invoked Mena for the welfare of their women.
Menai Demographics
Average Menai Salary in
United States
$25,781 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Menai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Menai (Bengali: মেনই, Hindi: मेणाी, Marathi: मेनाई, Oriya: େମନାଇ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Menaï or Ménai. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 56,388th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 810,177 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Menai are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Mahgreb. Menai is also the 302,719th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 739 people.
The last name Menai is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 7,134 people, or 1 in 5,415. In Algeria Menai is most numerous in: Tébessa Province, where 21 percent are found, Annaba Province, where 15 percent are found and Batna Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Algeria this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Menai Last Name Statistics demography
Menai earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning $25,781 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Menai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menai in the Bengali language | ||
| মেনই | mena'i | - |
| Menai in the Oriya language | ||
| େମନାଇ | emana'i | - |
| Menai in the Marathi language | ||
| मेनाई | mena'i | - |
| Menai in the Hindi language | ||
| मेणाी | menai | 50 |
| मेनई | mena'i | 33.33 |
| मेणइ | mena'i | 16.67 |
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